Words & Motion
What word means spinning?
Rotation.
Which season has the longest daylight hours?
Summer.
Where does the Moon get its light?
The Sun.
What do we call the regular rise and fall of ocean water?
Tides.
What object blocks our view of the Sun during a solar eclipse?
The Moon.
What word means the path an object follows around another object?
Orbit.
Which season happens when your hemisphere tilts away from the Sun?
Winter.
Which Moon phase looks like a fully lit circle?
Full moon.
Which object has the stronger tidal effect on Earth: the Moon or the Sun?
The Moon.
What object casts a shadow on the Moon during a lunar eclipse?
Earth.
What word means moving around another object?
Revolution.
What is a day with about equal hours of daylight and night called?
An equinox.
What word means the lit part of the Moon we see is growing?
Waxing.
What do we call the tide when ocean water is at its higher level?
High tide.
During which Moon phase can a solar eclipse happen?
New moon.
What is the imaginary line that Earth spins around called?
Rotation axis.
What is a day with the longest or shortest daylight period of the year called?
A solstice.
What word means the lit part of the Moon we see is shrinking?
Waning.
Which tides have the largest difference between high and low water?
Spring tides.
During which Moon phase can a lunar eclipse happen?
Full moon.
What force pulls objects with mass toward each other?
Gravity.
What causes the seasons: Earth’s tilt or its distance from the Sun?
Earth’s tilt.
What fraction of the Moon’s visible face is lit at first quarter?
One-half.
Which tides have the smallest difference between high and low water?
Neap tides.
Why do eclipses not happen every month?
The Moon’s orbit is tilted.