Moon
When the moon is closest to the sun
What is Perigee?
The tide when the moon is at first quarter or third quarter
What is Neap Tide
Imaginary line of Latititude that is the northern most tropic
What is cancer?
What is the summer solstice?
what is a lunar eclipse?
From the moon what causes the tide
What is gravity?
When the moon is full or new this tide occurs
Spring Tide
The imaginary line of longitude that is parrallel to the earths axis
This is the season of December for the southern hemisphere
What is summer?
This is the name of the partial shadow of a planetary body such as the moon or earth.
What is the penumbra?
Is the gibbous phase of the moon where the right side is illuminated
What is Waxing?
The number of times there is a high tide
These are also known as the north and south pole parallel to the prime meridian.
What is earths axis
In autumn when the northern hemisphere's day and night time are the same.
What is the fall equinox?
This occurs when the moon is in front of the sun in the center of the umbra blocking the sun fully
What is a total solar eclipse?
When the moon on the right side is gibbous or crescent
What is Waxing?
This planetary body is the primary cause for the tides.
What is the moon
This is the southern most imaginary circle encompassing a continent with the same name.
What is the Antarctic circle?
The number of degrees the earth tilts from winter solstice to summer solstice
What is 23.5
This is the description of a planetary body blocking partially or fully with their shadow of the umbra
Is the crescent phase of the moon where the left side is illuminated
What is Waning
This happens on the lateral sides of the earth when the moon and sun are in conjunction.
What is low tide?
What is the equator
This occurs when the southern hemisphere tilts fully south and the night is the longest night
What is the winter solstice?
What is an annular eclipse?