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Movement
Seasons
The Moon
Eclipses
Tides
100
The time is takes for the Earth to rotate.
One Day (24 Hours)
100
Seasons are caused by Earth's revolution around the Sun and what else?
Tilt on its axis.
100
How many days is one lunar cycle?
28-29 days or 1 month
100
An eclipse is when something in space casts a_______________________ on something else in space.
shadow
100
What is the main cause of the Earth's tides?
The moon's gravitational pull
200
The time is takes for the Earth to revolve around the sun.
One year (365 days)
200
What season is the Northern hemisphere experiencing if if it tilted towards the Sun?
Summer
200
When the moon is between the Earth and the Sun, what phase of the moon is it?
New Moon
200
When the moon passes between the Earth and Sun, and its shadow falls on Earth, what type of eclipse may occur?
A solar eclipse
200
How many hours are between every high and low tide?
6 hours
300
To go around another object.
Revolution
300
When the Norther Hemisphere is experiencing the spring, then the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing what season?
Fall
300
What is the 5th phase of the moon?
Full Moon
300
What phase of the moon does it have to be for a solar eclipse to occur?
New Moon
300
What phases of the moon cause neap tides?
First and Last Quarter
400
When Earth is either spinning towards or away from the sun, we experience...
Day and Night
400
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, what season is it?
Winter
400
What is the 8th phase of the moon?
Waning Crescent
400
When the Earth's shadow falls on the moon, what type of eclipse will occur?
Lunar Eclipse
400
What phases of the moon do spring tides occur during?
New and Full Moon
500
The movement of the Earth around the sun is one of the main causes of?
Earth's Seasons
500
What season could the Southern Hemisphere experiencing if it is neither tilted away or towards the sun?
Fall or Spring
500
What causes the phases of the moon?
The alignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun
500
How long goes each type of eclipse last for on average and what time of day do these occur?
Lunar Eclipse= 100 minutes, night Solar Eclipse= 7 minutes, day
500
Draw a picture of how high and low tides occur.
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