Tides 1
Moon 2
Moon 3
Eclipse
Tides 2
100

When sea levels rise above average height it is known as....

High tide

100

Which moon phases seems to get bigger in size?

Waxing

100

What Moon Phase is this? (Before the full moon)

Waxing Gibbous 

100

How many eclipses are there?

2

100

What is the main cause of tides?

The moon's gravitational pull.

200

Where would high tide be at? 

Facing towards the moon and on the opposite side of earth from the moon

200

What is the seventh Phase of the Moon Phases

Third Quarter

200

What Moon Phase is this? (Before the Full Moon) 

Waxing Crescent 

200

Which eclipse is it when at just the right moment, the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth.

Solar Eclipse 

200

In addition to the Moon's gravitational pull, what else determines the severity of the tides?

The position of the Sun

300

What Phases of the Moon  have neap tides 

First Quarter and third Quarter

300

What is the Final Phase of the Moon Phases?

Waning Crescent 

300


How many days does it take for the moon to finish all it's phases?

29.5 days

300

Which eclipse is it when Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon.

Lunar Eclipse 

300

How many high tides and low tides are there every day? (How many of each)

2 high tides and 2 low tides

 

400

What moon phases will have spring tides

New and Full Moon

400

What Phase is this (this is after the full moon) 


Waning crescent 

400

What is this Moon Phase (After the Full moon)

Third quarter 

400

Do we have a solar eclipse every month? Why or why not?

The Moon's orbit around Earth is tilted.

400

A Spring tide happens when the Earth, Moon and Sun are _____???

aligned

 

500

What kind of tide will happen during a lunar eclipse

Spring tide

500

What Moon Phase is this (After the full moon) 


Waning Gibbous 

500

What moon Phase is this? (before the Full moon) 


First Quarter

500

Which Eclipse is this? 


Lunar Eclipse 

500

You can see the difference between high and low tides. This difference is called the _____.

Tidal range

 

600

Is the moon farther or closer to the Earth when Spring tide happens, Yes or No?

No

600

What causes the cycles of the Moon's phases that we observe from Earth?

The Sun always lights up half the Moon AND the Moon revolves around the Earth in an orbit

600

Which direction does the moon revolve around the Earth?

counterclockwise

600

What is the Moon called when it is 14% bigger and 30% brighter?  Which point in the Moon's orbit is this?

Super Moon 

Perigree

600

A Neap tide occurs when the Sun and Moon are...

at right angles to one another.

Or at 90 degree angle to one another.