Moon Phases
What is the term that describes the moon growing larger or increasing?
Waxing
What are the two types of tides?
Neap Tide and Spring Tide
What eclipse covers the sun?
Solar Eclipse
Earth has a tilt of how many degrees?
23.5 degrees
What is a hemisphere?
Half of the earth cut in the middle by an invisible line
What is the moon phase that appears dark to us?
New Moon
During which moon phases can we expect a neap tide?
1st quarter and 3rd quarter
During a lunar eclipse the Earth is between what?
Sun and the Moon
True or False: The Sun’s light strikes Earth at different angles during Earth’s revolution around the Sun
True
How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
365.25 days
Identify the moon phases by the following hint: Increasing in size with half of its face lit
1st quarter
During which moon phases can we expect a spring tide?
Full and New Moon
This is the moon phase during which a solar eclipse occurs.
new moon
True or False: Fall and Spring are not titled towards or away from the Sun.
True
Does the earth revolve around the sun or does rotate around the Sun?
The earth revolves around the sun
Identify the moon phase that follows the 3rd quarter moon.
Waning Crescent
What causes tides?
Tides are caused by the gravitational Pull of the Moon.
True or false: A lunar eclipse occurs every month
False
If the northern hemisphere is facing the sun, what season is the southern hemisphere having?
Winter
rotates; axis
List the moon phases in order starting with the new moon.
New Moon, Waxing crescent, 1st quarter, Waxing gibbous, Full Moon, Waning gibbous, 3rd Quarter, Waning crescent
What is the alignment of the celestial bodies for a neap tide?
Right angle
Draw the alignment during a lunar eclipse
students will draw on the white board
List 2 ways that Summer and Winter are different
-Summer: tilted towards the Sun, longer days and shorter nights, receives direct Sun light, hotter
-Winter: tilted away from the Sun, shorter days and longer nights, receive indirect Sun light, colder
What casues seasons?
1. Tilt of the Earth on its axis
2. Revolution around the Sun
3. The angle or amount of sunlight.