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EARTH IN SPACE
THE SEASONS ON EARTH
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MOON PHASES
ECLIPSES AND TIDES
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rotation and revolution
What are the two major ways Earth moves through space?
100
The beginning of summer in the Northern hemisphere
What is June 21st?
100
The North Pole always points to this
What is the North Star (Polaris)?
100
The Earth, the Moon and the Sun are aligned and the Moon is in the middle
What is a new moon?
100
When the Moon's shadow falls upon the Earth; can only happen during a new moon
What is a solar eclipse?
200
This is the cause of day and night here on Earth
What is the Earth's rotation?
200
The beginning of winter in the Southern hemisphere
What is June 21st?
200
The name for the day of the year that has the least amount of daylight
What is the winter solstice?
200
The Moon is less than halfway lit and is heading to the new moon phase
What is a waning crescent?
200
When the moon passes through the Earth's shadow; can only occur during a full moon
What is a lunar eclipse?
300
The movement of one object around another is called this
What is revolution?
300
The 2 dates on Earth when most places receive the SAME amount of daylight and nightfall
What are March 21st and Sept. 22nd?
300
The name for December 21st in the Northern hemisphere and June 21st in the southern hemisphere?
What is the winter solstice?
300
The moon is less than halfway lit and is heading towards the 1st quarter phase
What is a waxing crescent?
300
The type of tides where we experience the least difference in low and high tides
What are neap tides?
400
The path that an object follows as it revolves around something
What is an orbit?
400
The longest day of the year in the Southern hemisphere
What is December 21st?
400
Another name for June 21st in the Northern hemisphere and December 21st in the Southern hemisphere?
What is the summer solstice?
400
The moon is more than halfway lit and is heading towards the third quarter phase
What is a waning gibbous?
400
The type of tide where we experience the highest high tides and the lowest low tides
What are spring tides?
500
The amount of time it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun is called this
What is a year?
500
The angle of Earth's tilt
What is 23.5 degrees?
500
This is the major reasons for Earth's seasons
What is the tilt of Earth on its axis?
500
The name given to the second Full Moon that happens in the same month
What is a 'blue' moon?
500
These are caused by the 'upward' pulling of Earth's water on one side of the Earth and the 'downwards' pull of the land on the other side of the Earth
What are tides?