Moon Phases
Tides
Moon & Earth
The Solar System
Space Knowledge
100
This phase of the Moon is completely dark and not visible from Earth
New Moon
100
The picture on the right is showing what type of daily tide?
Low tide
100
How long it take for the Moon to complete one orbit around Earth?
29.5 Days
100
This term describes an object going around another object
Revolution
100
This is the name of the galaxy that contains our solar system
The Milky Way
200
This phase of the Moon appears as a perfectly round, bright circle
Full Moon
200
This type of tide occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are in a straight line, creating higher tides
Spring Tide
200
True or False: The same side of the Moon always faces Earth.
True
200
This term describes the path that a planet takes around the Sun.
Orbit
200
The Sun is made not of fire, but this fourth state of matter
Plasma
300
This is the phase when the right half of the Moon is lit
First Quarter
300
This is the name for tides with the smallest difference between high and low water levels
Neap Tides
300
This term describs the moon as appearing to grow in size
Waxing
300
Planets, moons, and even stars rotate around their what?
Axis
300
He described gravity as the curvature of space-time
Albert Einstein
400
We call a Moon phase this when it is more than half lit but its not a full moon?
Gibbous
400
How many high tides typically occur in a 24-hour period?
Two
400
What causes the phases of the Moon?
The position of the Moon, Earth, and Sun
The Suns light
The Moons Orbit
Our perspective from Earth
400
Most planets in our solar system, including the Earth, rotate in this direction?
Counter clockwise
400
When a star explodes we say it went this
Supernova
500
This phase comes directly after a Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
500
This causes ocean tides on Earth
The gravitational pull of the Moon (and Sun)
500
If today is a Full Moon, how long until a New Moon?
Two Weeks
500
The 4 inner planets are called the rocky planets.
The 4 outer planets are mostly made of this
Gas (Gas Giants)
500
This forms when a massive star collapses under its own gravity
a Black Hole
600
A solar eclipse would happen during this phase of the Moon
New Moon
600
We're having a full moon today, which type of tide will we experience?
Spring Tide
600
This is the leading theory on how the Moon was formed
Giant Impact Theory
600
This planet is called our sister planet because it is similar in size and structure.
Venus
600
The nearest galaxy to the Milky Way
Andromeda Galaxy