Moon Phases
The solar system
Galaxies
Tides
Eclipses
100

Which phase of the moon is in the image?

Waxing gibbous

100

Which group of planets are closest to the sun?

Terrestrial planets

100

Which type of galaxy is this?

spiral barred/ SBc

100

Tides an moon phases occur in a repeating pattern for a long period of time.  What word do we use to describe that pattern?

Cyclic

100

What is being blocked out in a solar eclipse?

The Sun

200

Which phase of the moon is this

waning crescent

200

Which group of planets are larger in size?

Jovian Planets/ gas giants

200

What type of galaxy is this?

elliptical/ E4

200

Which tide occurs on Earth when the moon and sun's Gravity are pulling earth's water in the same direction?

Spring tide

200

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!

Why don't we have an eclipses every lunar cycle (month)?

The orbit of the moon is tilted with respect to the orbit of Earth

300

Which phase of the moon is this

third quarter

300

Which group of planets can have rings?

 Jovian planets

300

Irregular/ Irr

300

Which tide occurs when your position on Earth is at a right angle with respect to the position of the moon?

Low tide

300

What type of solar eclipse is this?

annular solar eclipse

400

Which moon phase occurs when the moon is at position 5?

Full moon

400

What is in between Mars and Jupiter?

The asteroid belt

400

What galaxy do we live in?

The Milky way

400

The tides occur because of what attractive force?

Gravity

400

During what phase can we have a lunar eclipse?

Full moon

500

Which moon phase occurs when the moon is in position 1?

New moon

500

Which group of planets has more moons?

Jovian/ gas giants

500

Who proved that there must be other galaxies?

Edwin Hubble

500

Which tidal conditions produce little difference in a day's high tides and low tides?

Neap tides

500

During what phase do we have a solar eclipse?

new moon