Gravity
Rotation vs Revolution
Seasons
Moon Phases
Tides and Eclipses
100

Everything that has mass has gravity. True/False

What is true
100

The movement of an object around a fixed point.

What is rotation.

100

This causes the seasons we experience on Earth.

What is the tilt of the Earth on its axis.

100
Moon phase when the moon is between the earth and the sun. 

What is a new moon.

100

The tide that occurs with the greatest difference between high and low tide.

What is a spring tide.

200

Two factors that affect gravity are the distance between the objects and the ___ of the object.

What is mass.

200

The movement of an object in a circular path around a second object. 

What is revolution

200

The Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun and receives the most direct sunlight during this season.

What is summer.

200

Moon phase when the earth is between the sun and moon.

What is a full moon.

200

Eclipse where the moon passes into the earth's shadow or umbra.

What is a lunar eclipse.

300

The Earth's gravity holds ______ in orbit around it.

What is the moon.

300

T/F Rotation and revolution occur simultaneously (at the same time).

What is true

300

It is this season in the southern hemisphere when the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, receiving direct sunlight.

What is winter.

300

As the moon appears or grows it is...

what is waxing

300

This type of tide occurs during new moon and full moon phases.

What is a spring tide.

400

Why do the planets revolve around the sun?

What is because of the suns gravity.

400

29.5 days is the amount of time it takes for this object to complete one revolution.

What is the moon.

400

This season occurs in the northern hemisphere when it is autumn in the northern hemisphere.

What is spring.

400

Gibbous moons appear before or after a 

What is a full moon

Waxing gibbous before full moon, waning gibbous after full moon.

400
This type of eclipse occurs only during a new moon phase.

What is a solar eclipse.

500

The moon has 1/3 of the gravity of earth. Therefore if a student weights 99 pounds on the earth they weight _____ pounds on the moon. 

What is 33. 

500

It takes the Earth 365.25 days to complete one ________ around the sun. 

What is revolution.

500

If the the earth was not tilted 23.5 degrees on its axis, then __________________________________

There would be no seasons.

500

This moon phase occurs directly before a new moon.

What is a waning gibbous moon.

500

This type of tide occurs during first or third quarter moon phases.

What is a neap tide.

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