Moon phases
Eclipses
Tides
Seasons
100
How many moon phases are there?
8
100
How many eclipses are there and what are they?
2, lunar and solar.
100
How many tides occur a day?
4
100
Why are seasons created?
Because of the Earths tilt on its axis.
200
What is the first moon phase?
New moon
200

What must be the placement of the Earth, Sun, and Moon for an eclipse to happen

All of them form a straight line with the Sun never being in the middle.

200
What causes tides?
The gravitational pull from the moon.
200
What season would you experience on the other side of the world?
The opposite of the current.
300
What are the different prefixes in the order they come? (I couldn't think of what to call them, ____ing crescent or gibbous.)
Waxing, waning
300
In a solar eclipse what is happening?
The Sun is being blocked by the moon
300
What is a spring tide?
When the Sun, moon, and Earth are in alignment, the high tides become higher, and the low tides become lower.
300
How long does it take to go from season to season?
Around 1/4th a year.
400
How long does it take for the moon to go through all of its phases?
29.5 days
400
Why are eclipses rare?
They aren't, we just don't see them that often.
400
What is a neap tide?
When the Sun, moon, and Earth form a 90 degree angle, the difference between high and low tides become less.
400
How many seasons are there?
4
500
T/F, over time from Earth, people can see 8/9s of the moon.
False
500
To get a total solar eclipse, in what part of the moons shadow do we have to be in?
The Umbra
500
How does the Sun affect tides?
It only affects them a bit, by creating spring and neap tides, as the moon is much closer than the Sun.
500
What is the Earths tilt? +1000 points

23.5 degrees

M
e
n
u