Rotation/ Revolution
Vocabulary
Eclipses
Phases of the moon
Random
100
Another word for the sun.
What is solar.
100
An object blocks sunlight and makes a shadow.
What is an eclipse.
200
Revolves around Earth every 27.3 days
What is Moon's revolution
200
Always faces away from Earth so is never seen from Earth.
What is the Far side of the Moon
200
Blocking of sunlight to the moon and Earth is directly between the sun and the moon.
What is a Lunar eclipse
200
Seeing less and less of the sunlight side.
What is waning.
200
The rise and fall of water about every 12.5 hours (2X a day)
What is Tides.
300
Revolving around the Earth every 27.3 days.
What is moon's rotation.
300
Always faces Earth.
What is the near side of the moon.
300
Seeing more and more of the sunlight side.
What is waxing.
300
Changes in position of the moon, earth, and sun.
What causes of the phases of the moon.
400
Blocking of sunlight to the Earth. Moon is between the sun and the earth.
What is a Solar eclipse.
400
14 days.
What is time it takes moon's phase to change from a new moon to a full moon.
500
The darkest part of the moons shadow.
What is an Umbra.
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