Vocab 1
Vocab 2
Moon Phases
Shadows and Seasons
100
a moon phase occurring after Waxing Gibbous in which the entire side of the Moon facing the Earth is visible from Earth.
What is a full moon?
100
The force that pulls objects towards each other
What is gravity?
100
a moon phase occurring after the third quarter, in which a crescent shape of light is visible on the left side of the moon
What is a waning crescent?
100
The causes of the seasons are
What are 1. Revolution of the Earth around the Sun 2. Tilt of the Earth's axis
200
The time when ocean water reaches its lowest level
What is low tide?
200
The time when the inflowing water reaches its highest level
What is high tide?
200
a moon phase occurring after the full moon, in which over half of the moon is visible from the left side.
What is waning gibbous?
200
The seasons we experience are
What are summer, winter, spring and fall?
300
The different appearances of the Moon caused by the Moon’s orbit around the Earth.
What is the lunar cycle?
300
A tide with the smallest difference between the high and low tides, occurring during the First and Third Quarter Moon Phases.
What is neap tide?
300
a moon phase occurring after the First Quarter, in which over half of the Moon is visible on the right side.
What is waxing gibbous?
300
Shadows can be cast how?
What is underneath, in front, behind or on either sides.
400
A Moon phase occurring after Waning Crescent in which none of the side of the Moon facing Earth can be seen.
What is new moon?
400
one of the four periods of the year caused by the tilt of Earth away or toward the Sun as it revolves around the Sun.
What is season?
400
a moon phase occurring after the new moon, in which a crescent shape is visible on the right side of the moon.
What is waxing crescent?
400
This affects the position of shadows
The sun's position in the sky.
500
High tide greater than the usual high tide, occurring at New and Full Moon phases when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned.
What is spring tide
500
The regular rise and fall of ocean levels.
What is tide?
500
a moon phase occurring after the waning gibbous, also called the last quarter, when the left half of the moon is visible from the earth.
What is third quarter moon?
500
The Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience _______ seasons.
What is opposite?
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