Moon
Moon phases
Sunlight/ seasons
Earth
Tides
Eclipses
100

How much of the moon is lit up by the sun?

Half, 50%

100

What is the difference between a crescent and a gibbous?

Crescent = when less than half of the moon is lit up

Gibbous = when more than half of the moon is lit up

100

Where on Earth is the amount of sunlight always the same every day?

The equator

100

The earth __________ every 24 hours. 

rotates

100

What causes tides?

The gravitational pull of the moon and the sun causes the water on Earth to be pulled up or pushed down

100

Which type of eclipse should you never look at: lunar or solar?

Solar

200

How long does it take the moon to rotate one time?

27 days

200

What is the difference between waxing and waning?

Waxing = moon is getting bigger/ more lit up

Waning = moon is getting smaller/ less lit up

200

Where on Earth is there the most difference in hours of sunlight? (two places)

North Pole and South Pole

200

How long does it take for the earth to make one revolution around the sun?

365.25 days or 1 year

200

Which body has a stronger pull on Earth: the sun or the moon? Why?

The moon because it is much closer to the earth

200

What happens during an eclipse?

One body blocks sunlight from another and creates a shadow

300

How long does it take the moon to make one revolution around the sun?

27 days

300

What phase is this?


First quarter

300

When it is spring in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?

Fall

300

What causes day and night?

Rotation

300

Which type of tides cause higher high tides and lower low tides?

Spring tides

300

Which type of eclipse is more common: lunar or solar?

Lunar

400

Why do we have phases of the moon?

Because the moon orbits the earth and we see it from different angles

400

What phase is this?

Waning crescent

400

When it is winter in the southern hemisphere, what season is it in the northern hemisphere?

Summer

400

What is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere?

June 21

400

Which type of tides is this?

Neap tides

400

What type of eclipse is this?

Solar

500

Describe how the movements of the earth, moon, and sun relate to each other. 

The moon orbits the earth, and the earth orbits the sun

500

What phase is this?

Waxing gibbous

500

What are the two reasons we have seasons on Earth?

1. The earth is tilted

2. The earth orbits around the sun

500

On what two days is there equal sunlight everywhere on Earth?

September 21 & March 21

500

Which type of tides is this?

Spring tides

500

What type of eclipse is this?

Lunar