Day & Night
The cause of day and night
What is the rotation of earth?
The two causes of seasons
What is earth's Revolution and Tilt on its axis?
The kind of eclipse where the Moon, Sun, and Earth align perfectly and the Sun’s light is completely blocked by the Moon
What is a Total Eclipse?
The reason the moon is lit up
What is the light from the sun?
The cause of tides
What is the Gravitational Pull of the Moon and Sun on Earth?
The amount of time it takes for Earth to make one rotation on its axis
What is 24 hours or 1 day?
In the Northern Hemisphere, the season that occurs when the earth is tilted TOWARDS the sun
What is Summer?
The kind of eclipse where the moon only covers part of the sun
What is a Partial Eclipse?
The moon phases in which the moon appears to grow, or get bigger
What is Waxing?
The kind of tide that occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are lined up
What is a Spring Tide?
What is Earth's Rotation?
In the Northern Hemisphere, the season that occurs when the earth is tilted AWAY FROM the sun
What is Winter?
The kind of eclipse where the moon covers the sun (Order: Sun, Moon, Earth)
What is a Solar Eclipse?
The moon phases in which the moon appears to shrink, or get smaller
What is Waning?
The kind of tide that occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are at a right angle
What is a Neap Tide?
During which month do we have the longest day of the year?
What is June?
When both hemispheres get the same amount of direct sunlight
What is an Equinox?
The kind of eclipse where the earth covers the sun (Order: Sun, Earth, Moon)
What is a Lunar Eclipse?
The amount of time between a New Moon and a Full Moon
What is 2 Weeks?
The moon phases at which a Spring Tide could occur
What is New Moon and Full Moon?
During which month do we have the shortest day of the year?
What is December?
The day when the poles are tilted as far toward or away from the Sun as possible
What is a Solstice?
The dark, inner part of the moon's shadow
What is the Umbra?
The reason why we always see the same side of the moon
What is Synchronous Rotation? (rotation and revolution of the moon take the same amount of time)
The moon phases at which a Neap Tide could occur
What is First Quarter and Third Quarter?