Lunar Cycle
How many days does it take the moon to revolve around the earth one time?
27.3
What is rotation?
Turning or spinning on an axis
What are Ocean Tides?
The rising and falling of the oceans surface.
What is a Solar Eclipse?
When the moon passes between the earth and the sun.
Fully shaded during an eclipse.
Umbra
True or False- The Northern and Southern hemispheres see different moon phases year round.
False.
What is Revolution?
The action of one object moving completely around another in an orbital path.
What do you call the tide when when the water is high?
High Tide
What is a Lunar Eclipse?
When the earth passes directly between the sun and moon.
The path an object takes as it revolves around another object.
Orbit
How many moon phases are there?
8
What season is the warmest?
Summer
What do you call the tide when the water is low?
Low Tide
what are the three types of Solar Eclipses?
Total, Annual, Partial
Moon phase completely visible from earth.
Full moon
What moon phase comes directly after a full moon?
Waning Gibbous
What season is the coldest?
Winter
What tide only occurs on Full and New moons?
Spring Tide
What is an eclipse?
Partial or total blocking of the sun and moon.
What is the correct term for a Spring-Straight tide?
Spring Tide
What moon phase occurs directly after a new moon?
Waxing Crescent
Why do seasons occur?
Seasons occur due to earths tilt on its axis.
What tide occurs only during the First and Third Quarters of the lunar cycle?
Neap Tide
What are the three types of Lunar Eclipses?
Total, Partial, Penumberal
Partially shaded outer region.
Penumbra