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Earth
Moon
Season
Time
Eclipse and Tides
100
spinning of Earth on its axis
What is rotation
100
large, dark, flat areas on the moon formed from solidified lava
What is maria
100
When Earth's axis is tilted the most towards or away from the Sun
What is solstice
100
How long is Earth's revolution around the Sun?
What is 365 days
100
What is the main cause of the tides?
What is the gravitational pull of the moon
200
The path Earth follows around the Sun
What is orbit
200
light-colored areas of the moon too high for lava to reach
What is highlands
200
When Earth's axis is not tilted toward or away from the Sun and day and night are each about 12 hours long everywhere on Earth
What is equinox
200
How long is Earth's rotation?
What is 24 hours
200
Draw the Sun, Earth, Moon in a position that could result in a Solar Eclipse
What is Sun, Moon, Earth (New Moon phase)
300
The movement of the Earth around the Sun
What is revolution
300
light-colored streaks extending in all directions from the Moon's craters
What is rays
300
If it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season it is in the Southern Hemisphere?
What is summer
300
How long is the Moon's rotation around Earth?
What is 27.3 days
300
Draw a picture of the Sun, Earth, Moon that could result in a lunar eclipse.
What is Sun, Earth, Moon (Full Moon phase)
400
Imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and North and South Poles
What is axis
400
Side of the Moon that faces Earth
What is near side
400
What causes Earth's seasons?
What is Earth's tilted axis as it revolves around the Sun
400
How long is the Moon's revolution around Earth?
What is 27.3 days
400
Draw the position of the Sun, Earth, Moon that causes a Spring Tide AND state if the tide will be stronger or weaker
What is the Sun, Earth, Moon are all in a straight line (Either New Moon or Full Moon phase) tides are stronger
500
What direction does the Earth rotate and revolve
What is counter-clockwise
500
Why is the same side of the Moon always visible from Earth?
What is the Moon rotates and revolves at the same rate
500
The September equinox is the first day of which season in the Northern Hemisphere
What is Fall
500
How long is the lunar cycle- the sequences of moon phases?
What is 29.5 days
500
Why doesn't an eclipse occur each month?
What is the moon's orbit is tilted