Lunar Cycle
A lunar cycle always starts on which phase
What is a New Moon
What is an Eclipse?
What is the blocking of the Sun.
What gives Earth it Seasons?
What is the Tilt and Revolution of the Earth.
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Look at the map, Location: Russia is in what Hemisphere? If that Hemisphere is facing away from the Sun, what seasons is associated with this.
Which hemisphere do we live in?
What is the Northern Hemisphere.
A phase of the moon where majority of the Moon is Illuminated.
What is Gibbous.
Sun - Moon - Earth
What Eclipse occurs in this position?
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What is Solar Eclipse?
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At what degree is the Earth tilted?
What is 23.5
Look at the Map.
Cape Town, South Africa is in which Hemisphere. If that Hemisphere is facing towards the Sun what season are they experiencing?
What is Southern Hemisphere, Summer.
What are the 2 types of seasons?
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What seasons are associated with the 2 types.
What are Main Seasons and Transitional Seasons.
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Main Seasons: Summer and Winter
Transitional Seasons: Fall (Autumn) and Spring
When 100% of the Illuminated side of the moon is visible on Earth.
What is a Full Moon.
When only a piece of the the moon or is blocking the Sun.
What is a Partial Eclipse.
If we live in the Northern Hemisphere and it is facing AWAY from the Sun, what season are we experiencing?
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What season would it be in the Southern Hemisphere and why?
What is Winter.
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What is Summer because the Southern Hemisphere is facing TOWARDS the Sun.
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Lunar Phase: How long does a Lunar Cycle takes?
What is 27.3
When there is an equal amount of day and night.
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When does this occur (what type of seasons)
What is Equinox.
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What are Transitional Seasons.
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Why do we see phases (shapes) of the Moon on Earth if the Moon is always half illuminated?
Based on the position of the Moon in relation to the Earth and Sun.
Sun - Earth - Moon
What is this type of Eclipse?
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What is the "Nickname" for this eclipse?
What is Lunar Phase.
What is "Bloody Moon".
Earth spinning on its Axis gives us what?
What is Day and Night.
What type of Sunlight is received at the Equator?
What is Direct Sunlight.
Eclipses have 2 types of shadows, name them.
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What is Umbra and Penumbra
+50 Points❗❗ Umbra is the dark shadow, located in the middle. Penumbra is the light shadow, located on the outer parts.
Name the phases of the moon from start to end.
What is New Moon, Waxing Gibbous, 1st Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, 3rd/Last Quarter, Waning Crescent
Explain why we don't have Eclipses every month?
Due to the Moon orbiting the Earth at a 5 degree angle is why they don't occur every month.
When either the day or night is at its longest or shortest is called
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During which season does this occur?
What is Solstice.
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During Winter/Summer
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Lunar Cycle (Phases)
Waxing means .....
Waning means .......
Waxing means Growing (Right side Illuminated)
Waning means Shrinking (Left side Illuminated)
Which last the longest Solar or Lunar Eclipses?
What is Lunar Eclipse.