Moon
Tides
Eclipses
General
100
Term for when the moon is becoming more illuminated
Waxing
100
How many high tides are there in a day?
2
100
How long is one full lunar cycle?
29.5 days
100
What is the Tennessee state flower?
Iris
200
Term when the moon is getting less illuminated.
Waning
200
How much time would pass between a 1st quarter and 3rd quarter moon?
About 2 weeks
200
What is more common to see? solar or lunar eclipse?
Lunar eclipse
200
What is the highest best-selling video game of all time?
Minecraft
300
What is this phase?
Waning Crescent
300
What moon phase would position 2 show?
Waxing Crescent
300
What is this showing?
Solar eclipse
300
What is the kingdom in the Legend of Zelda called?
Hyrule
400
What phase comes after this one?
Waxing Gibbous
400
Why does the moon have more impact on our tides than the sun, even though the sun is larger than the moon?
The moon is closer than the sun.
400
Why aren't there lunar and solar eclipses every month with every lunar cycle?
Earth, sun, and moon need to line up perfectly for an eclipse.
400
Who holds the record for the most Olympic medals?
Michael Phelps
500
What phase of the moon is position 1 showing?
New moon
500
What type of tide is this?
Neap tide
500
Draw out the arrangement of the earth, sun, and moon in a lunar eclipse.
500
What was the first PIXAR movie?
Toy Story
600
What phase is position 6 showing?
Wanning Gibbous
600
Draw where the moon, sun, and earth are in a Spring Tide.
600
Why is it more common to see a lunar eclipse than a solar eclipse?
The moon casts a very small shadow on the earth compared to the earth's shadow completely blocking out the moon.
600
What year did Facebook launch?
2004