Phases of the Moon
This is the name of the phases when 100% of the moon is illuminated.
Full moon.
These are the names of the two types of eclipses
Lunar and solar
If we are facing away from the Sun, then it is this time of day.
Night time.
When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is summer in this hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
This is how many high tides we experience everyday.
Two
This is how long one lunar cycle is.
29.5 days.
This is the lunar phase during a solar eclipse
New moon
This is the name of the invisible line running through the North and South Poles.
Earth's axis
What day was the winter solstice in 2022?
December 21st
These are the phases of the moon we would see during the highest and lowest tides.
Full moon and new moon
This is the phase of the moon when only the right side is illuminated.
1st Quarter
This is the lunar phase during a lunar eclipse
Full moon
Earth spins in this direction.
West to East
This is the day of the year with the most amount of daylight hours.
Summer solstice
These are the phases of the moon we would see during a neap tide.
First and Third Quarter moon
1st Quarter and Full
This is the name for the darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse
Umbra
This word means "to spin"
Rotate
Seasons are caused by this degree of axial tilt on Earth
23.5 degrees
This is the force that causes us to experience tides.
The moon's gravity
This is the phase when the moon is in between the Earth and the Sun.
New Moon
On average, this is how many years a solar eclipse is likely to be seen from a particular geographical location.
Once every 375 years
How long does it take Earth to rotate once on its axis?
24 hours and 56 minutes
This is how many hours of daylight you would receive if you lived in Antarctica during the spring equinox.
12 hours
We a experience spring tides when these three objects are in a straight line.
The Earth, Moon, and Sun