Seasons
The day with the most sun light during the day is called...and the day where sun light and night are equal lengths is called...
Solstice...Equinox
True or False? Half of the moon is ALWAYS illuminated by the sun.
TRUE
The two types of eclipses are.....
Solar and Lunar
True or False? The earth and the moon have gravity, but the earth's is stronger because the earth is bigger.
TRUE
Causes the seasons, and describes the path the earth takes around the sun.
The Earth's orbit
One lunar phase take about _________ days to complete.
29.5 (30)
This type of eclipse happens when the MOON comes between the sun and the earth.
Solar
Water levels RISE due to gravitational pull of the moon. This causes the _______ tide.
Water levels DROP due to gravitational pull from the moon. This is called ________ tide.
This feature of the earth causes the sun to shine on different parts of the planet at different angles.
Tilt of the earth
This moon phase is caused by the lit side of the moon facing 100% away from us.
This type of eclipse is caused when the moon moves into the earth's shadow.
Lunar
Which type of tide is larger and comes right after a full moon. Neap or Spring
Spring
It is now SUMMER in this hemisphere of the earth
The Southern Hemisphere
This moon phase occurs when the lit side of the moon faces 100% toward us.
Full moon
2-5 ______ eclipses happen every year.
Lunar
This type of tide is less extreme and happens right after the 1st and 3rd quarter moons. Neap or Spring
Neap
This season occurs when a Hemisphere of earth is leaning AWAY from the sun.
Winter
The _______'s orbit around the ________causes the change in how much of the lit moon we see.
The moon's orbit around the earth
Total SOLAR eclipses happen every _____(how often)
18 months
The moon and ______ work together to create a stronger gravitational pull which causes a SPRING tide.
Sun