Moon Phases
What Is the first phase of the lunar cycle?
New Moon.
How were the moon's craters formed?
the craters of the moon were formed when objects from space crashed into the moon.
Earth moves around the sun in a nearly circular path called an ______?
Ellipse.
The tilt of Earth axis creates ______.
Seasons
What is a solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse is when the moons shadow appears on Earth surface.
Are the waxing phases when the moon appears to be growing or shrinking?
Growing.
What are rays?
Light-colored streaks that extend outward from some craters.
What is a revoulution?
The motion of one object around another object.
Earth axis is tilted at ______ degrees.
23.5
What is a lunar eclipse?
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon moves into Earths shadow.
What causes the moon phases?
The motion of the moon around the Earth.
What is Maria?
Marias are large, dark flat areas on the moon.
What is rotation?
Rotation is the spinning of an object around a central point called a rotational axis.
When the North end of the axis is tilted toward the Sun what Hemisphere receives more energy from the sun?
Northern Hemisphere
What is a tide?
A tide is the daily rise and fall of sea level.
What half of the moon is lit during the 3rd quarter?
The left.
How did maria form?
The maria formed after most impacts on the moon's surface had stopped.
Earth rotates from ______ to _____.
West to east.
What season is it when the North end of the axis is tilted away from the Sun?
Winter
What are spring tides and when do they occur?
A spring tide is when the Suns and the Moons gravitational effects combine and produce higher high tides and lower low tides. And they occur during the full moon and new moon phases.
How long does it take for the moon to rotate around the Earth 1 time?
27.3 days.
How is maria formed?
Maria formed when lava flowed up through the moon's crust and solidified.
How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
About 365 days.
How many equinoxes are there and when do they occur?
Theres 2. The spring equinox on March 20/21 and Fall equinox on September 22/23.
What are neap tides and when do they occur?
Neap tides are when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon form a right angle. When this happens, the suns effect on tides reduces the moons effect. High tides are lower and low tides are higher at neap tides. This occurs 1 week after a spring tide.