Motions of the Earth
Earth's Tilt andSeasons
Earth's Moon
Tides
Miscellaneous
100
one year is the time it takes to go completely around the Sun
What is a revolution?
100
Equinox means
What is equal?
100
The lit portion of the Moon becomes smaller.
What is waning?
100
two effects that the Moon can have on the Earth
What are solar eclipse and tides?
100
marks the beginning of Fall and Spring
What is an equinox?
200
the spin of an object around its axis
What is rotation?
200
the result of Earth's tilt on its axis
What are seasons?
200
full moon to last quarter
What is waning?
200
the periodic rise and fall of the oceans' surfaces caused by the gravitational force between Earth and the Moon and the Sun
What are tides ?
200
The movement of one solar system object into the shadow of another object.
What is an eclipse?
300
Causes day and night
What is rotation on Earth's axis?
300
Occurs when Earth's rotation axis is tilted neither toward or away from the Sun.
What is equinox?
300
came crashing into the Moon causing huge craters on its surface
What are asteroids and comets?
300
High tides are lowest when the Moon is in this phase
What are first and last quarter?
300
mark the start of summer and winter
What is a soltice?
400
the orbit of an object around another object
What is revolution?
400
occurs when the Earth's rotation axis is tilted directly toward or away from the Sun
What is soltice?
400
The lit portion of the Moon becomes larger.
What is waxing?
400
marks the beginning of summer and winter
What is a solstice?
400
Earth cast a shadow on the Moon
What happens during a lunar eclipse?
500
motion of one object around another object
What is a revolution?
500
These are caused by Earth's tilt on its axis
What are seasons?
500
changes from new to first quarter, from first quarter to full, and from new moon to full moon.
What is waxing?
500
motion around an axis
What is a rotation?
500
Fall and Spring begins on these days
What is an equinox?
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