Moon Phases
Eclipses
Tides
Earth's Moon
Miscellaneous
100
The different shapes of the moon seen from Earth are called ________.
What is phases.
100
During what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur?
What is a full moon.
100
When are tides the highest?
What is Spring Tides. When the sun, moon, and earth are nearly in line (full and new moon).
100

What is the word that the moon turns around the earth?

orbit

100
All objects are attracted to each other by the force of _________.
What is gravity.
200
From a full moon to a new moon phase, you see ___________________________________.
What is a decreasing amount of the lit side of the moon.
200

Which eclipse do we have when we see a full moon?

Lunar eclipse

200
What causes tides?
Tides are caused by the gravitational pull from the moon and the sun on different parts of Earth.
200

How many days does the Moon take to orbit the Earth?

29.5 days

200

What is the common name given to a 1st quarter moon or a 3rd quarter moon?

Half moon

300

Which moon phase do we have during spring tide?

full moon or new moon

300

Which eclipse do we get when the moon is between the sun and earth

Solar eclipse

300
What is a Neap Tide? When do Neap Tides occur?
Neap Tides - tides with least distance between low and high tides. Neap tides occur when the sun's pull is at right (90 degree) angles to the moon's pull.
300

To travel around an oject is to______________________________.

revolve

300

What angle is the tilt of earth's rotation on its axis?

23.5 degrees

400

Why are we able to see the different phases of the moon from Earth?

Because of the sunlit side of the moon which faces Earth.

400
A _________ eclispe occurs when the moon passess into Earth's shadow. A _______ eclipse occurs when Earth passess into the moon's shadow.
What is lunar, solar.
400
What is a Spring Tide? When do Spring Tides occur?
Spring tides - tides with the greatest difference between low and high tides. Spring tides occur when the the moon, earth, and sun are nearly in line.
400

The imaginary line that an object spins around is called_____________________________.

axis

400

What is the capital city of South Carolina?

Columbia

500
Where is the moon in relation to Earth and the sun during a full moon.
What is the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth. Sun Earth Moon
500
During what phase of the moon can you see a solar eclipse
What is new moon.
500

What is a high tide?

when the water reaches its highest point over a period of time

500

Which is the smallest: Earth, Moon or Sun

moon

500
Day and night are caused by?
What is Earth's rotation on its axis.
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