All about tides
A first or last qurter moon occurs with which kind of tide?
neap tide
small sliver of light is seen
crescent
the earth casts a shadow on the moon
lunar eclipse
the periodic rise and fall of the water level in the oceans and other large bodies of water
tide
earths axis is tilted at what
23.5 degrees
A new or full moon occurs during which kind of tide
spring tide
most of the moon is illuminated but not quite as full as a full moon
gibbous
the light is getting smaller from the left
waning
the motion of a body that travels around another body in space; one complete trip along an orbit
orbit
when is winter solstice
december 21st or 22nd
this is the driving force of the tides
gravity
earth is between the sun and the moon
full moon
half the moon is lit from the right side
first quarter
is the spin of a body on its axis
rotation
explain the waxing phases
the light is growing from the right
very high, high tide and very low, low tide
spring tide
half of the moon is lit on the left side
last quarter moon
the moon casts a shadow on the part of the earth
solar eclipse
a natural or artificial body that revolves around a celestial body that is greater in mass
satellite
when the southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun to receive the most direct sunlight. What season is it in the northern hemisphere?
winter
weak tides, not very much difference between high and low tide
neap tide
light is growing from the right
waxing
the moon is between the earth and the sun
new moon
the shape found in an umbra
conical
What happens during and equinox
both hemispheres receive the same amount of direct sunlight