Moon Phases
The narrow sword like sliver of the moon that occurs just before and after the new moon.
Crescent
In the Northern Hempisphere, the Earth is tilted away from the sun during this season?
Winter
The rise and fall of the ocean water that occurs every 12.5 hours or so?
Tides
An object in space comes between the sun and another object in space and blocks the Sun's light?
Eclipse
One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about
one year
The more half full, swollen, phase of the moon that occurs just before and after the full moon?
Gibbous
In the Northern Hemisphere, the Earth is titled toward the sun during this time of the year?
Summer
When do spring tides occur?
When the Sun, Moon, and Earth are in a straight line or 180 Degree.
The Sun, Moon, and Earth line up with the Moon in the middle?
Solar eclipse
All objects are attracted to each other by the force of
gravity
Going from new moon phase to full moon phase, you see?
an increasing amount of the lighted side of the moon.
When the sun is at its highest point above the equator or below the equator?
Solstice
When do neap tides occur?
When the sun and moon are at at 90 degrees.
The full moon goes behind Earth and enters its shadow?
Lunar eclipse
The tendency of a moving object to continue moving in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place is called
inertia
Name the 8 moon phases?
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, 1st Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, 3rd Quarter, Waning Gibbous.
An equinox occurs when
neither end of Earth’s axis is tilted toward or away from the sun.
What causes the tides to occur?
Moon's gravity pulling on different parts of the Earth.
A solar eclipse can only happen during a ____ moon phase, while a lunar eclipse can only happen during a ___ moon phase.
New Moon, Full Moon.
The strength of the force of gravity depends on
the mass of the objects and the distance between them.
Why do people on Earth always see the same side of the moon?
The Moon is revolving around the Earth which is rotating on its axis causing a synchronous rotation.
Why does the Earth have seasons?
tilt of Earth axis as it revolves around the sun
Full, New, Quarter Moons or
New, Full, Quarter Moons
The theory that explains how the Moon came to be around the Earth is called?
The collison ring theory
The two factors that combine to keep Earth and the moon in their orbits are
gravity and inertia