Day/Night
Seasons
Eclipses
Moon Phases
Tides
100
When one half of the Earth experiences day, the other half is faced (toward/away) from the sun.
What is away
100
The Earth is tilted ___ degrees.
What is 23.5
100
When the moon is hidden in the earth's shadow, we see a ____ ____.
What is Lunar Eclipse
100
When the light is on the right side of the moon, the moon is waning or waxing.
What is Waxing
100
What controls the tides of the Earth
What is Moon or Moon's gravitational pull
200
If the right side of the Earth is facing the Sun, the left side of the Earth is experiencing (daytime/nighttime).
What is nighttime
200
This is the longest day of the year and occurs in June.
What is the summer solstice
200
When the Earth is in the Moon's shadow, we cannot see the Sun. This is a ____ ____.
What is solar eclipse
200
What moon phase is occurring when the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun?
What is Full Moon
200
A high tide is called (Neap Tide/Spring Tide).
What is Spring Tide
300
Which side of the Earth is experiencing day in the picture: left or right?
What is Right
300
When the North Pole's axis is pointed away from the Sun, the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing what season?
What is Summer
300
What eclipse could be occurring in the picture?
What is solar eclipse
300
What moon phase occurs directly after a Full Moon?
What is Waning Gibbous
300
True/False: When the Moon, Earth, and Sun are all lined up, low tides occur.
What is False
400
True/False: The stars in the sky appear to rise in the east and set in the west, like the Sun.
What is True
400
What degree would Earth's tilt need to be in order to have no seasons?
What is 0 degrees
400
DAILY DOUBLE Which image of the Earth represents Summer in North America, A or B?
What is Earth A
400
When the Moon is in between the Sun and Earth, the moon phase is a ___ ___.
What is New Moon
400
According to the image, at what positions are high tides occurring?
What is A and B.
500
What are the two days each year that have an EQUAL length of day and night?
What is Vernal Equinox and Autumnal Equinox
500
What equinox/solstice comes directly after the Winter Solstice?
What is the Vernal Equinox
500
The Earth's seasons depend on which of the following: A. Tilt B. Distance from the sun C. Both A and B
What is A
500
The moon takes approximately 28 days to complete (one rotation/one revolution).
What is one revolution.
500
When the Moon, Earth, and Sun are in an L shape, at 90 degrees, what tides result?
What is Low Tides or Neap Tides
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