The distance north or south from the equator measured in degrees
What is LATITUDE
The appearance of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth. One of the different shapes of the moon as seen from the earth
What is PHASE
The sun causes the same thing as the moon
What is TIDES
The daily rise and fall of Earth's waters on shores
What is TIDES
What is WIND and FRICTION
Earth has seasons because of______
What is AXIS OF ROTATION
The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and moon
What is LUNAR ECLIPSE
What is the sun composed of and how much of each?
What is 75% HYDROGEN and 25% HELIUM
When the earth's gravity and the moon's gravity pulls on each other
What is TIDAL FORCE
Shape of earth's path around the sun
What is ELLIPSE or OVAL
The two days of the year on which the noon sun is directly overhead at either 23.5 degrees South or 23.5 degrees North
What is SOLSTICE
The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part
What is PENUMBRA
What is PHOTOSPHERE
the bump that is caused when the earth and moon are pulling at each other
What is BULGE
What side of the moon do we see
What is THE NEARSIDE
If one side is experiencing a autumnal equinox, what is the other side experiencing?
What is VERNAL EQUINOX
More than half, but less than fully illuminated, and moving towards a new moon
What is WANING GIBBOUS
We revolve around the sun because of its_____ that causes it to have high_____
What is MASS and GRAVITY
When there are two high and low tides
What is SPRING TIDE
The earth spins in a _____ direction when viewed from the North Pole
Earth is closest to the sun on_____
Earth is farthest from the sun on_____
What is JANUARY 3RD and JULY 4TH
The phase that happens during a solar eclipse
What is NEW MOON
What is AURORA BOREALIS
when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other
What is NEAP TIDE
How old is Mr. Josh's dog going to be this month?
What is 6 YEARS OLD