Moon
Moon phases
Sunlight/ seasons
Earth
Tides
Eclipses
100
How much of the moon is lit up by the sun?
Half, 50%
100
What is the difference between a crescent and a gibbous?
Crescent = when less than half of the moon is lit up
Gibbous = when more than half of the moon is lit up
100
Where on Earth is the amount of sunlight always the same every day?
The equator
100
The earth __________ every 24 hours.
rotates
100
What causes tides?
The gravitational pull of the moon and the sun causes the water on Earth to be pulled up or pushed down
100
Which type of eclipse should you never look at: lunar or solar?
Solar
200
How long does it take the moon to rotate one time?
27 days
200
What is the difference between waxing and waning?
Waxing = moon is getting bigger/ more lit up
Waning = moon is getting smaller/ less lit up
200
Where on Earth is there the most difference in hours of sunlight? (two places)
North Pole and South Pole
200
How long does it take for the earth to make one revolution around the sun?
365.25 days or 1 year
200
Which body has a stronger pull on Earth: the sun or the moon? Why?
The moon because it is much closer to the earth
200
What happens during an eclipse?
One body blocks sunlight from another and creates a shadow
300
How long does it take the moon to make one revolution around the sun?
27 days
300
What phase is this?
First quarter
300
When it is spring in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
Fall
300
What causes day and night?
Rotation
300
Which type of tides cause higher high tides and lower low tides?
Spring tides
300
Which type of eclipse is more common: lunar or solar?
Lunar
400
Why do we have phases of the moon?
Because the moon orbits the earth and we see it from different angles
400
What phase is this?
Waning crescent
400
When it is winter in the southern hemisphere, what season is it in the northern hemisphere?
Summer
400
What is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere?
June 21
400
Which type of tides is this?
Neap tides
400
What type of eclipse is this?
Solar
500
Describe how the movements of the earth, moon, and sun relate to each other.
The moon orbits the earth, and the earth orbits the sun
500
What phase is this?
Waxing gibbous
500
What are the two reasons we have seasons on Earth?
1. The earth is tilted
2. The earth orbits around the sun
500
On what two days is there equal sunlight everywhere on Earth?
September 21 & March 21
500
Which type of tides is this?
Spring tides
500
What type of eclipse is this?
Lunar