Moon Phases
How many moon phases are there?
8
What are the two types of Eclipses?
Solar and Lunar
How many high tides do we get in a day?
2
How long does it take Earth to rotate?
24 hours
How many seasons do we have?
4
How many days does it take the moon to revolve aroudnd the Earth one time?
1Month or specifically 29.5 days
The darker part of the shadow casted on Earth.
Umbra
What causes tides?
The moons gravity pulling on ocean water
How long does it take Earth to complete a revolution around the sun?
1 year or 365 1/4 days
What season comes after Summer?
Fall
What does waxing mean?
Increasing or growing
More and more light is shown
The lighter, less dark part of the shadow during an eclipse is called...
Penumbra
True or False
The bulge of water is greatest during a spring tide.
True
Where is the Earth located during a lunar eclipse?
The earth is in between the sun and the moon.
About how long does each season last?
3 months
What phase comes after a Waning crescent?
New Moon
Lunar Eclipses can only be viewed at night during what moon phase?
Full Moon
When the sun and the moon's gravitational force pulls in the same direction.
Spring tide
The spinning of Earth on its axis causes our planet to have these 2 things....
day and night
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, what season are we having?
Winter
What causes the different phases of the moon?
The moon's orbit around earth and light from the sun hitting the moon.
What are the 2 types of solar eclipses?
Total and Partial
When the moon and the sun's gravitational force pulls in opposite directions because they are at a right angle, we have this kind of tide.
Neap tide
We have seasons on Earth because it is ___________.
Tilted
True or False
Indirect sunlight gives us shorter days and cooler temperatures.
True