Earth/Sun
Seasons
Moon
Eclipses
Tides
100
This causes day and night.
What is earth's rotation
100
length of daytime and nighttime are about the same
What is equinox
100
29.5 days
What is the amount of days in the moon's cycle
100
the darkest part of the moon's shadow
What is the umbra
100
the rise and fall of water, every 12.5 hours or so
What are tides
200
Imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the north and South pole
What is axis
200
Season in the Northern Hemisphere when the north end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun.
What is summer
200
You see the lighted side of the moon
What is full moon
200
in this larger part of the shadow, part of the sin is visible from the Earth
What is the penumbra
200
tides occur because of this pull of the moon and Earth toward each other
What is gravity
300
Earth's path as it revolves around the sun
What is orbit
300
measurement of distance from the equator, expressed in degrees north or south
What is latitude
300
Earth's closest neighbor
What is the moon
300
occurs when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun
What is lunar eclipse
300
Mrs.Lacker's favorite place to check out the tides!!!! (Shot out to your happy place Mrs. Lacker)
What is LBI
400
24 hours
The amount of time it takes the Earth to rotate once on its axis.
400
Two days of each year when the noon sun is overhead at either 23.5 degrees south or 23.5 degrees north
What is the solstice
400
you see less than half of the lighted side of the moon
What is crescent
400
Occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, blocking the sunlight from reaching Earth.
What is solar eclipse
400
a tide with the smallest difference between low and high tide
What is neap tide
500
The first astronomers
Who are the Ancient Egyptians
500
September 23 in the Northern Hemisphere
What is autumnal equinox
500
You see more than half of the right side of the moon
What is waxing gibbous
500
occurs at a full moon
What is lunar eclipse
500
a tide with the greatest difference between low and high tide
What is spring tide
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