Moon Phases
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Tides
Seasons
Vocabulary
100

There are _______ moon phases. 

8

100

At which location is the Northern hemisphere experiencing Summer?

Position 4

100

What causes tides?

The gravitational pull of the moon and sun. 

100

What are the four seasons? 

Summer, Winter, Spring, Fall

100

This prefix means half

Hemi-

200

Where does the moon get its light?

The Sun

200

At which location is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing Fall?

Position 1

200

Why does the moon have a greater gravitational pull? 

It is closer to the Earth.

200

What causes seasons?

Seasons are caused by 

1. the tilt of the Earth on its axis

2. The revolution of Earth around Sun 

3.the amount of sunlight received 

200

Decreasing in light or size

Waning 

300

How much of the moon can we see?

Half

300

At which location is the southern hemisphere experiencing Fall? 

Position 3
300

How many high tides and low tides do we have in 1 day?

We have 2 high tides and 2 low tides a day.

300

What would mostly likely happen if Earth was not tilted on its axis? 

There would not be any seasons. 

300

Increase in light and size

Waxing 

400

Identify the phase of the moon that we can expect to see after a full moon.

Waning Gibbous 

400

Which location on Earth experience the greatest difference in the number of daylight hours throughout the year?

The Poles

400

What are the 2 types of special tides?

Neap Tides and Spring Tides 

400

If the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, what season is it in?

Summer

400

spinning on its axis

Rotation 

500

Why can we only see one side of the moon?

The moon turns on its axis at the same rate as it revolves around the earth.

 

500

Why don't we experience a solar or lunar eclipse every month?

The Earth and the Moon's orbit are both at a tilt so they do not line up perfectly every month.

500

Identify 2 ways that neap tides and spring tides are different?

moon phases, water level

500

If a hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, explain why it experiences winter weather 

It does not receive direct sunlight. 

500

To orbit another object

Revolution

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