Phases of moon
The phase of the moon at the beginning of the moon cycle.
What is the New Moon?
The rise and fall of ocean waves.
What is a tide?
The two main tides (not high and low tides)
What are spring and neap tides?
There are this many seasons.
What is 4 seasons?
This happens when the order of the Sun, Moon, and Earth is: Sun --> Moon --> Earth and the phase of the moon when this happens.
What is the solar eclipse and New Moon?
The phase of the moon where the light is on the left.
What is the Waning Gibbous?
Tides occur approximately every ___________ hours.
What is 12.5 hours?
This tide has the most significant difference between high and low tides.
What is spring tide?
Seasons depend on this.
What is Earth's tilt on its axis?
Happens when the order of the Sun, Moon, and Earth is Sun --> Earth --> Moon and the phase of the moon when this happens
What is the lunar eclipse and Full Moon?
The middle phase of the moon (NO shadows).
What is the Full moon?
Result from gravitational differences in how the sun, moon, and Earth interact at different alignment.
What is tide formation?
The tide with the smallest difference between high and low tides.
What is neap tide?
The direction the Northern Hemisphere is facing when the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing winter.
What is towards the sun?
This happens when the hours of day and night are equal.
What is an Equinox?
Also known as the last quarter moon.
What is the 3rd Quarter moon?
The two types of tides (not neap or spring)
What are high and low tides?
How spring tide is formed.
What is gravitational pulls from the sun and moon combining?
It is the season in the Northern Hemisphere when the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing fall.
What is Spring?
This is why there aren't eclipses every month.
What is Earth's tilt on its axis?
Refers to when the moon is less than half illuminated.
What is a Crescent?
Tides affected by this.
What is gravity?
How neap tides are formed.
What is gravitational pulls from the sun and moon cancelling each other?
When the hemisphere is facing the sun, there are _____ hours of day and _____ hours of night. (must be said in correct order)
What is more and less?
People in the ________ experience a total solar eclipse.
What is the Umbra?