Vocabulary
Rotation and Revolution
The Moon
Tides
Random
100
The tendency for an object to remain in motion
What is inertia?
100
The length of time for one rotation of Earth
What is 24 hours (1 day)?
100
The different shapes of the moon we see from Earth
What are phases?
100
Tides are caused by this
What is gravity of the moon and sun?
100
This law states that every object in the universe attracts every other object
What is Newton's law of universal gravitation?
200
When day and night are of equal length
What is equinox?
200
The length of time for one revolution of Earth
What is 1 year?
200
The reason why the moon has such an extreme range of temperatures
What is 'no atmosphere'?
200
Higher high tides and lower low tides are called this
What is spring tide?
200
The strength of the force of gravity depends on these two things
What is mass and distance?
300
A pattern or grouping of stars
What is constellation?
300
The moon rotates and revolves in this length of time
What is 1 month?
300
How much of the sunlit side of the moon that faces Earth determines this
What is the phase you see?
300
The tides that don't fluctuate as much between high tide and low tide are known as this
What is neap tide?
300
These two things keep the Earth and moon in their orbits
What is gravity and inertia?
400
The streak of light produced when a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere
What is meteor?
400
The apparent motion of the sun and moon in Earth's sky is due to Earth (rotation / revolution)
What is rotation?
400
Maria are thought to be caused by this
What are meteoroids?
400
The phase of the moon during a neap tide
What is quarter?
400
The reason why it is generally warmer near the equator than it is near the poles
What is 'sunlight hits the Earth more directly at the equator' OR 'sunlight hits the Earth at an angle (spread out) at the poles'?
500
Flat areas, once flooded with lava, on the moon's surface
What is maria?
500
Seasons on Earth are caused by the tilt of Earth's on its axis and (rotation / revolution)
What is revolution?
500
The reason why we never see the far side of the moon
What is rotation and revolution of the moon?
500
The phases of the moon during a spring tide
What is new and full moon?
500
The moon's phases in order
What is new moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter, and waning crescent?
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