Moon Phases
Eclipses
Seasons
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1st phase
New Moon
100
What is the order of the celestial objects during a Solar Eclipse?
Sun, Moon, Earth
100
What degree is the Earth tilted on?
23.5 Degrees
100
What do the celestial objects look like during a Neap Tide?
When the celestial objects are at a 90 degree angle.
100
How long does it take the Moon to revolve around Earth once?
About 1 month
200
Waxing means?
Increasing sunlight
200
What is the order of the celestial objects during a Lunar Eclipse?
Sun,Earth, Moon
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What is the main reason the Earth has seasons (Need both to get correct)
Tilt on the axis and revolution around the sun
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What happens to the tides during a Spring tide?
High tide and low tide have the biggest difference
200
What side of the moon is lit during the 3rd quarter moon phase?
Left
300
Phase after waning gibbous
3rd quarter
300
During a full moon, what eclipse would you see while you were standing in the umbra?
Total solar eclipse
300
What equinox is on March 21 OR 22? How many hours of daytime and how many hours of night time?
Vernal Equinox. 12 Day and 12 Night
300
How many tides are there per day?
4
300
Why will we never be able to see the back of the moon?
Because the moon does not rotate
400
1st quarter
400
In the penumbra, what would the sky look like during a total eclipse?
The sky would get dim or "cloudy"
400
What season is the sun highest in the sky? What is the line called that the sun is traveling on in the sky?
Summer. The sun is traveling on the Tropic of Cancer
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During a lunar eclipse, what kind of tide is occurring?
Spring Tide
400
What way does the Earth rotate?
West to East
500
If the light is reflecting off the left side of the moon, what phase is the moon going toward?
New Moon
500
What is the eclipse called when the moon does not cover the sun completely? Why does the moon not cover all of the sun?
Annular eclipse. Because the moon is at its furthest point.
500
When the Earth is furthest away from the sun, what season is the Northern Hemisphere in? Southern Hemisphere?
Summer and winter
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What causes tides?
The gravitational force of the moon and the sun pulling on Earth
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During winter solstice, why do parts of Alaska have 24hrs of darkness?
Since the Earth is tilted away from the sun during the winter solstice, there are parts of the Arctic that do not receive sunlight