Moon Phases
Things you should know
Earth
Seasons
Randoms
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What is larger a gibbous or crescent moon?
Gibbous
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Why don't we see eclipses every month?
The orbit of the moon is tilted, so the Earth, moon, and sun are not usually perfectly aligned.
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What revolves around the Earth?
the moon
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What causes the seasons?
Tilt of Earth and Orbit
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Why does the moon have phases?
The amount of the lit part of the moon that we can see changes as the moon orbits the Earth
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What is the word for when the moon is gradually getting smaller?
Waning
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How long does it take to revolve or orbit around the Sun?
365 days or 1 year
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How long is the moon cycle or how long does it take moon to orbit Earth?
about 29 1/2 days or one month
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What season is it when Northern hemisphere is titled away from the sun?
Winter
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What is shown here?
Lunar Eclipse
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Does the moon get smaller or larger after a full moon?
Smaller
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Do we get more direct light in the summer or winter?
Summer
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How long does it take the Earth to rotate once?
What does it cause?
24 hours
Day and night
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What is top half of Earth called where we live?
Northern Hemisphere
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What is shown here?
Solar Eclipse
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Moon phase after the new moon?
waxing crescent
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What 2 things affect the tides on Earth?
Pull of moon's gravity and sun's gravity.
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Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
The equator always receives direct sunlight
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Which hemisphere gets more direct sunlight in fall?
Trick question! Neither gets more direct light in spring/fall
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What moon phase? 
Quarter
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What is the moon phase when the moon is between the Earth and the sun?
New Moon
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What are the 4 seasons?
Summer, fall, winter, spring
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What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down? (no tilt)
There would be no seasons
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If we are in summer what season is the southern hemisphere in?
When we have summer Southern hemisphere has winter
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What is the position of the Moon, Earth, and Sun when we would see a full moon?
