Moon Phases
This is the phase of the moon when you see the entire lit side from Earth.
What is a full moon?
This type of eclipse is possible when the moon is in the full moon position.
What is a lunar eclipse?
This is what causes the tides on Earth.
What is the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun?
This is the imaginary line that goes from the north to the south pole.
What is the axis?
This term is used when the visible part of the moon is shrinking; the left side is lit.
What is waning?
In the first quarter, this half of the moon is visible from Earth.
What is the right side?
This type of eclipse is possible when the moon is in the new moon position.
What is a solar eclipse?
This is why the moon plays a larger role in causing the tides on Earth.
What is because it is closer to the Earth than the sun?
This is the spinning of Earth on its axis.
What is its rotation?
This term is used when more than half of the moon is visible from Earth.
What is gibbous?
This term is used when the lit side of the moon is growing on the right.
What is waxing?
This is the type of eclipse that will last the longest for an observer on Earth.
What is a lunar eclipse?
This is how the sun, Earth, and the moon are positioned during a spring tide.
What is in a line? (new or full moon)
This describes the angle of sunlight hitting Earth during the winter.
What is more spread out? (less direct)
This phase is halfway lit on the left side.
What is a third quarter moon?
This term is used when you see less than half of the moon from Earth.
What is crescent?
This is why you are less likely to see a total solar eclipse.
What is because the moon only makes a small shadow on Earth?
This is how the sun, Earth, and the moon are positioned during a neap tide.
What is at a right angle? (first or third quarter)
This is a day when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator. It signals the beginning of summer or winter.
What is a solstice?
This phase will show you a small portion of the moon on the right side.
What is a waxing crescent?
Is this true or false: The same side of the moon is always lit by the sun.
True
This is the type of solar eclipse you'll see if you are in the umbra.
What is a total solar eclipse?
This is the type of tide that is the most extreme. (highest high tide and lowest low tide)
What is a spring tide?
This is a day when day and night are almost exactly 12 hours long.
What is an equinox?
This phase of the moon is lit on the left side and is showing more than half of the moon.
What is a waning gibbous?