Moon phases
Moon Phases 2
Eclipses
Seasons
Other
100
When the moon is completely light 
Full Moon 
100
When the moon is growing
Waxing
100
Reasons why there isn't an eclipse every month
The moon's orbit is usually at an angle, so Earth's-Sun-Moon do not line up perfectly 
100
When is the shortest day of the year for us
December 21st
100
What does Waxing mean
Getting bigger 
200
When the moon is completely dark
New Moon
200
The moon is growing: less than half 
Waxing Crescent 
200
Causes of seasons 
Earth's axis

Sometimes we are pointed towards the sun and sometimes away from the sun 

200
When is the longest day of the year for us
June 21st 
200
What does Waning mean
Getting smaller
300
When the moon is halfway with the light on the right side
First quarter 
300
The moon is growing: More than half


Waxing Gibbous 
300
When the moon is in the Earth's Shadow 

Moon appears red 

Lunar eclipse 
300
Days and nights are equal 12 hours of daylight-12 hours of darkness
March 21st and September 21st 
300
What fraction of the moon is lit
1/2 
400
When the moon is halfway with the light on the left side
Third quarter
400
The moon is shrinking: Still more than half
Waning Gibbous 
400
Moon makes a shadow on Earth

Happens during a new moon  

Solar eclipse 
400
Summer Solstice (First day of summer)
June 21st
400
What fraction of the Moon is dark
1/2 
500
When the moon is shrinking 
Waning 
500
The moon is shrinking: Now less than half
Waning Crescent 
500
a)We see the lit up half of the moon 

b)We see the dark half of the moon 

a) Full Moon

b) New Moon 

500
a) Autumnal equinox (First day of autumn) b) Winter Solstice (First day of Winter) c) Vernal equinox (First day of Spring)

a) September 21st

b) December 21st

c) March 21st 


500
a)How well do you want to do on this test How well do you think you will do on this test
a) Any answer

b) Any answer

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