When the entire face of the moon that we can see from Earth is lit up, this moon phase is called __________.
Full Moon
100
The sun has its own orbit, true or false?
FALSE
100
The path around the sun that the Earth takes is called its ____________.
Revolution
100
The shortest day of the year falls on a day that is usually the 21st of December. This day is called the ______ _________.
winter solstice
100
When the sun is blocked by the moon this is a ______ eclipse.
Solar
200
This moon phase is when less than half is illuminated.
Crescent
200
The distance between the Earth and the Sun determines seasons. True or False?
FALSE
200
The motion of an object around its own axis is called _____________.
rotation
200
This word refers to the two times per year that the sun's direct rays hit the equator.
Equinox
200
When the Earth casts a dark shadow on the moon, totally blocking it this is called a ______ eclipse.
lunar
300
This moon phase is when more than half but not quite all of the moon face is illuminated.
Gibbous
300
When the sun is shining on the side of the moon that faces away from us and no light can be seen reflecting on the moon, which phase is this?
New Moon
300
The imaginary line that forms a circle around the Earth halfway through the South and North Poles is called the _____________.
Equator
300
The other name for the Fall Equinox is ____________.
It happens in this month in the Northern Hemisphere______.
Autumnal Equinox
September
300
The tide that happens when the moon is in the full moon phase or new moon phase is called a __________ tide.
spring
400
This moon phase is when the moon is getting smaller and is almost totally black.
Waning Crescent
400
The sun rises in the _____ and sets in the ________.
East, West
400
The tilt of the Earth's axis causes seasons. When it is Spring in the Southern Hemisphere, what season is it in Houston?
Fall
400
The other name for the Spring Equinox is _________.
It happens in this month _________.
Vernal Equinox
March
400
There are ___ spring tides and ____ neap tides per lunar month. This means that every ______ one of these tides occurs.
2, 2, week
500
The moons gravitational pull makes a _____ _____ on the side of the Earth facing the moon as well as the opposite side, which leads to a _____ _____ in both of these areas.
tidal bulge
high tide
500
The total shadow that the Sun makes on the Earth during a solar eclipse is called an _________.
The partial shadow to either side is called a ___________.
Umbra, Penumbra
500
If the North Pole is pointed away from the sun the days are _________ and the nights are __________ for the Northern Hemisphere.
shorter, longer
500
The shortest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere is the ________ ____________, which is the _________ __________ in the Northern Hemisphere.
Winter solstice
Summer solstice
500
The tide that causes "moderate" ocean levels is called a _________ tide.
The tide that causes "extreme" ocean levels is called a _________ tide.