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Earth
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Phases
Earth/Moon
100
One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes how long?
What is one year
100
Maria on the moon's surface were formed by ancient
What are lava flows
100
All objects are attracted to each other by the force of
What is gravity
100
During what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur
What is full moon
100
This occurs when neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun
What is an equinox
200
Why does Earth of seasons?
What is its axis is tilted
200
Most of moon's surface is covered with round pits called
What are craters
200
The tendency of a moving object to continue moving in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place is
What is inertia
200
The side of the moon facing the Earth is not lit
What is new moon
200
When the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line the tides are:
What is highest
300
How long does Earth's rotation take?
What is 24 hours/ 1 day
300
Because this reflects off the moon's surface we are able to see it from Earth
What is sunlight
300
When a meteoroid enters Earths' atmosphere, it produces a streak of light called
What is meteor
300
When we only see a small sliver of the moon from Earth
What is crescent
300
differences in how much the moon and the sun pull on different parts of Earth cause:
What are tides
400
Day and night are caused by what?
What is Earth's rotation on its axis
400
Round pits on the moon are called
What is craters
400
A pattern or grouping of stars imagined by people to represent a figure is
What is constellation
400
When you see equal dark side and light side of the moon
What is half moon
400
When the sun's pull is at right angles to teh moon's pull what occurs?
What are neap tides
500
The two factors that combine to keep Earth and the moon in their orbits are
What are gravity and inertia
500
How many days are in between each new moon?
What is 29.5
500
The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth are called:
What are phases
500
When you see most of the moon, but not all
What is gibbous
500
How large is the moon compared to Earth?
What is moon is 1/4 the diameter of Earth