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The Moon
Moon Phases
Eclipses
Tides
Miscellaneous
100
The dark, flat spots on the moon
What is maria
100
Occurs when the moon is between the Earth and Sun and the sun shines on the back of the moon
What is New Moon
100
The name for the "shadow" behind the earth
What is Umbra
100
Cause of tides on Earth
What is moon's gravity
100
The first day of autumn, when the north pole is moving away from the sun
What is autumnal equinox
200
The light colored mountains on the moon
What is highlands
200
Where the moons "light" comes from
What is The Sun
200
Occurs when the moon passes directly between the sun and earth
What is Solar Eclipse
200
Type of tide that occurs during a full and new moon
What is Spring Tide
200
The two key reasons the earth has seasons
What is Earth's tilt and revolution around the sun
300
The hollow depressions on the moon caused by asteroids or meteorites
What is craters
300
The phase where only the right half of the moon is visible
What is First Quarter
300
Occurs when the moon passes directly behind the earth into its shadow
What is Lunar Eclipse
300
Number of high tides per day
What is 2
300
First day of summer, the longest day of the year
What is Summer Solstice
400
It takes this long for the moon to revolve around the Earth
What is 28 days
400
The phase there only a small sliver of moon is visible on the left side.
What is Waning Crescent
400
Lunar eclipses can only occur during this phase
What is Full Moon
400
Type of tide that occurs during a first and third quarter
What is Neap Tide
400
Season in the southern hemisphere if we are having summer
What is winter
500
It takes this long for the moon to rotate once on its axis
What is 28 days
500
The moon phase where the entire moon is visible from Earth
What is Full Moon
500
Reason that a lunar eclipse doesn't happen every month
What is the moon's tilted orbit
500
General amount of time between high and low tide
What is 6hrs
500
First day of spring, when the pole is starting to tilt toward the sun
What is vernal equinox