Gravity/Inertia
The Phases of the Moon
Eclipses
Solstice/Equinox
Tides, Etc.
100
The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is called
What is inertia
100
The moon revolves around the Earth in which direction?
What is counterclockwise
100
When the sun is blocked by the moon this is a ______ eclipse.
What is solar
100
The shortest day of the year falls on a day that is usually the 21st of December. This day is called the ______ _________.
What is winter solstice
100
How often do we experience 2 high and 2 low tides?
What is each day
200
An object is kept in orbit by
What is gravity and inertia
200
How much of the moon is always sunlit?
What is 1/2
200
If the entire moon is in the umbra, we see this type of eclipse
What is total eclipse
200
This word refers to the two times per year that the sun's direct rays hit the equator.
What is equinox
200
Tides are mainly caused by differences in how much of the _______'s gravity pulls on different parts of the _________.
What is moon/earth
300
The strength of gravity on an object depends on what two factors.
What is mass and distance
300
When the entire face of the moon that we can see from Earth is lit up, this moon phase is called __________.
What is Full Moon
300
When the Earth casts a dark shadow on the moon, totally blocking it this is called a ______ eclipse.
What is lunar
300
The other name for the Fall Equinox is ____________. It happens in this month in the Northern Hemisphere______.
What is Autumnal equinox; September
300
Neap tides occur when the sun and moon are aligned how?
What is at a right/90 degree angle from the Earth
400
An object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest is what idea
What is Newton's first law of motion
400
This moon phase is when more than half but not quite all of the moon face is illuminated.
What is Gibbous
400
A lunar eclipse can only occur during this phase of the moon
What is full moon
400
The other name for the Spring Equinox is _________. It happens in this month _________.
What is Vernal Equinox; March
400
Spring tides occur during which two phases of the moon?
What is new and full moon
500
How much would a 900N man on the surface of the earth weigh on the moon?
What is 150N
500
What does the phase of the moon you see depend on?
What is How much of the sunlit side of the moon faces the Earth
500
Why don't we see an eclipse every month?
What is Sun, moon, and Earth must be perfectly aligned
500
The shortest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere is the ________ ____________, which is the _________ __________ in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is winter solstice; summer soltice
500
Neap tides occur during which two phases of the moon?
What is first and third quarter
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