A motion in space where a body orbits another body. For example the moon around the Earth or the Earth around the Sun.
What is revolution?
100
The first phase of the moon. This is when the moon is directly between the Sun and Earth. The moon has no luminosity.
What is New Moon?
100
The repeated movement of the water level rising and falling caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun.
What is tides?
100
The thing you do right after you make sure you pick up the day's work, have a sharpened pencil, and have taken a seat.
What is DO NOW?
200
Phase of the tides when the moon is directly above you
What is high tide?
200
The movement of Earth that causes day and night.
What is rotation?
200
Phase of the moon when the Earth is directly between the Sun and moon.
What is Full Moon?
200
The term used in moon phases where the moon is MORE than half illuminated.
What is Gibbous?
200
A lab safety device used to protect your eyes.
What is goggles?
300
Phase of the tide when the moon is directly on the horizon
What is low tide?
300
The season in the Northern hemisphere when the north pole is facing the sun.
What is Summer?
300
Phase of the moon where the moon is GROWING and is LESS than half illuminated. This phase is right after the New Moon.
What is Waxing Crescent?
300
Term used to describe the movement of Earth that causes day and night.
(Hint: It's not the word spinning)
What is rotation.
300
Even though the Sun is bigger, this body in space has a greater affect on tides because it is closer to Earth.
What is the moon?
400
A special phase of tide when the sun, Earth, and moon are aligned. This is the "high of high tides".
What is Spring tide?
400
The season in the Southern Hemisphere when the days in the Northern Hemisphere are short in terms of the amount of daylight.
What is Summer?
400
The DIRECTION in which luminosity travels across the moon.
What is from the right to left?
400
Although this word describes major change in history class.
In science, this word describes the motion of the moon around the Earth AND the Earth around the sun.
What is revolution?
400
The tutorial time(s) for your science teacher.
What is Tuesday and Thursday after school? (Becho)
What is Tuesday morning? (Hoey)
500
A special phase of tide that only happens during a quarter moon.
What is Neap tide?
500
The imaginary horizontal line on Earth that does not experience as much change in the amount of daylight in a given day even with the changing seasons.
What is the equator?
500
Phase of the moon when the moon is SHRINKING and is MORE than half illuminated. This phase is right after the Full Moon.
What is Waning Gibbous?
500
The term used in lunar cycles that describes the moon's luminosity GROWING.
What is waxing?
500
The two best times during school to use the restroom and drink water.