Tides 1
Seasons
Moon 3
Eclipse
Tides 2
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When sea levels rise above average height it is known as....

High tide

100

During this season the sun will be at its highest point in the sky, making sunlight more direct on the surface of the earth.

Summer

100

What Moon Phase is this? (Before the full moon)

Waxing Gibbous 

100

How many eclipses are there?

2

100

How many tides occur each day (24 hours)?

4

200

Where would high tide be at? 

Facing towards the moon and on the opposite side of earth from the moon

200

This season will have the sun at its lowest point in the sky, and sunlight will not be direct 

Winter

200

What Moon Phase is this? (Before the Full Moon) 

Waxing Crescent 

200

Which eclipse is it when at just the right moment, the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth.

Solar Eclipse 

200

What is the main cause of tides?

The moon's gravitational pull.

300

What Phases of the Moon  have neap tides 

First Quarter and third Quarter

300

This season will start on the September Equinox

Fall

300

What is this moon Phase? 


Full moon 
300

Which eclipse is it when Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon.

Lunar Eclipse 

300

How many high tides and low tides are there every day? (How many of each)

2 high tides and 2 low tides

 

400

What moon phases will have spring tides

New and Full Moon

400

Does the Earth's Distance from the sun play a significant role in Earth's Seasons?


no

400

What is this Moon Phase (After the Full moon)

Third quarter 

400

Which eclipse is this 


Solar Eclipse 

400

A high tide happens when the Earth, Moon and Sun are _____???

aligned

 

500

What kind of tide will happen during a lunar eclipse

Spring tide

500

Explain why Earth has seasons


Earth is tilted on its axis of rotation. This means that one hemisphere will receive more sunlight than the other. As Earth orbits the sun, different parts are tilted away or toward the sun, causing changes in weather patterns.

500

Explain why the moon has phases 


Half of the moon is always illuminated by the sun. From our perspective on earth we cant always see this illumination. As the moon orbits earth, our perspective will change, allowing us to see more or less of the illuminated half.

500

Which Eclipse is this? 


Lunar Eclipse 

500

You can see the difference between high and low tides. This difference is called the _____.

Tidal range