Movement
Spinning of Earth on its axis.
Rotation
A period of the year with certain patterns o weather and day lengths.
Seasons
We see this many sides of the moon.
1, always the same side
Rise and fall of ocean water resulting from gravitational differences.
Tides
When objects in space come between the sun and a third object, the shadow that is cast.
Eclipse
Movement of one object around another.
Rotation
A day of the year when the noon sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky.
Solstice
Depends on hoe much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth.
Moon Phase
A full rotation of Earth results in these tides.
2 High tides and 2 low tides each day
The moon passing directly between the Earth and Sun.
Solar Eclipse
The tendency of an object to resist change in its motion.
Inertia
Day and night are the same length because neither hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.
Equinox
The moon appears to be growing in size.
Waxing
Greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides.
Spring Tide
During a full moon, when the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun.
Lunar Eclipse
The shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun.
Ellipse or oval
Solstices occur during these 2 months of the year.
June & December
The moon appears to be shrinking in size.
Waning
The least difference between consecutive low and high tides.
Neap Tide
Eclipses don't happen every month. These two things do happen every month.
New Moon & Full Moon
Hypothesized that the same force that keeps the planets in orbit also pulls objects toward the ground when they fall.
Isaac Newton
During this time, the northers hemisphere is tilted closer to the Sun.
Summer months
The 8 phases of the moon.
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent
Tides that are caused when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are in a straight line.
Spring Tides
The absolute darkest, central part of a shadow.
Umbra