Earth, Moon, & Sun
The movement of one object around another
What is Revolution
The spinning of Earth on its' axis
What is Rotation
This is the phase where there is no light on the moon
What is New moon
These are the 2 moon phases that will cause a Neap tide
What is 1st & 3rd quarter
The imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and North and South poles
What is Earth's axis
This is the force that attracts all objects towards each other
What is Gravity
This is the degree the Earth is tilted
What is 23.5 degrees
This is the phase that comes after a full moon
What is Waning gibbous
This is the amount of tides that will occur in a 24 hour period
What is 2 High tides & 2 Low tides
This would happen if Earth was not tilted on an axis
What is There would be no seasons
Day and night is caused by
One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes this long
What is 365 Days
From Earth's perspective, light will appear on this side of the moon during the last quarter
What is Right
Tides during the 1st quarter are given this name
What is Neap tides
This is the area on the Earth that does not experience a variety of seasons
What is The equator
This is the main cause of the ocean tides
What is The moon's gravity
The lunar cycle begins here (phase and position)
What is New moon/ between the Earth and the sun
This occurs when the Earth blocks the light to the Moon
What is a lunar eclipse
This type of tide is described by higher high tides and lower low tides
What is Spring tides
When the Northern hemisphere is experiencing summer, the Southern hemisphere is experiencing this season
What is Winter
When the amount of light the moon reflects appears to be increasing
What is Waxing
When the amount of light the moon reflects appears to be decreasing
What is Waning
This is the phase of the mooning directly after the new moon.
What is waxing crescent
This type of tide is when there is the least difference between low and high tide
What is Neap tides
This pole is pointed toward the sun when the Northern hemisphere is experiencing winter
What is The South pole