Seasons
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100
Equinoxes include these two seasons.
What is spring and fall?
100

This object revolves around the Earth.

What is the Moon?

100

A full moon looks like this.

What is a full, bright circle?

100
The spin of an object around its axis is called this.
What is rotation?
100

This is the planet we live on.

What is Earth?

200
The equinox occurs this many times a year.
What is two times?
200
A lunar eclipse occurs during this type of moon.
What is a full moon?
200

When exactly 50 percent of the moon is bright, it's known as this type of moon.

What is a quarter moon?

200

It takes approximately this much time for the Earth to ROTATE on its axis.

What is 24 hours?

200

This influences tides the most.

What is the gravitational pull of the Moon?

300
The solstice occurs during these two seasons.
What are winter and summer?
300
It takes the Moon approximately this long to orbit around the Earth.
What is 27 days? (27.3 to be exact)
300

This is the moon phase when it is less than 50% visible/bright.

What is a crescent moon?

300

It takes this many days for the Earth to REVOLVE around the Sun.

What is 365 days? (365.25 days to be exact)

300
Earth is a part of this galaxy.
What is the Milky Way Galaxy?
400
This causes seasons.
What is the tilt of the Earth's axis as it orbits the sun?
400
When you can see more and more of the Moon, it is doing this.
What is waxing?
400

This describes the phase of the moon when it is more than 50% visible/bright.

What is a gibbous moon?

400

These tides are higher than usual tides.

What are spring tides?

500

When the moon appears smaller and smaller each night it is doing this.

What is waning?

500

A new moon looks like this.

What is nothing because you can't see it?

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Draw and label a SOLAR ECLIPSE.

Include the Sun, Earth, Moon, and light rays in your diagram.

500

These tides are lower than usual.

What are neap tides?

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