Earth, Sun, and Moon
Moon Phases
Tides
Special Tides
Mystery
1

How do we change from day to night?

The Earth spins around itself

1

What moon phase is it when we can see the whole moon?

Full moon 

1

What is it called when water goes all the way out to sea, creating a beach?

Low tide
1

What type of tide has extra high high tides and extra low low tides?

Spring tide

1

What is a group of stars that make a picture called?

Constellation 

2

How long does it take the Earth to spin around itself?

24 hours or 1 day

2

What moon phase is it when you can't see any of the moon?

New moon

2

What is it called when water comes all the way up to shore?

High tide

2

What type of tide has high low tides and low high tides?

Neap tide

2

What type of tide is it when the sun and moon are pulling in the same direction?

Spring tide

3

How long does it take the Earth to spin around the sun?

365 days or 1 year

3

What moon phase is this?

Half moon or quarter moon

3

What object is pulling on our oceans, creating tides?

The moon

3

What type of tide is it when we see a full or a new moon?

Spring tide

3

What constellation is this?

Big Dipper

4

What is the invisible, tilted line that Earth spins around?

Axis

4

What moon phase is this?

Crescent moon

4

How many high tides do we have each day?

2

4
What type of tide is it when the sun and moon are pulling in opposite directions?

Neap tide

4

How often do we see spring and neap tides?

Each of them twice a month

5

How long does it take the moon to rotate around the Earth?

27 days or about 1 month

5

What moon phase is this?

Gibbous moon

5

What is the invisible force the moon is using to pull on our oceans?

Gravity

5

What moon phases do we see during a neap tide?

Half moon or quarter moon

5

What moon phase comes AFTER this one?

Full moon

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