Phases
(of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases
waxing
Spring tides happen during what moon phases
new & full
what are the two kinds of eclipses
solar and lunar
the orbit of one object around another object
revolution
“When life gets you down, you know what you gotta do? Just keep swimming.”
Dory
(of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases
waning
During sprig tides what happens to high tides?
higher than normal
a solar eclipse can only occur during a ________
new moon
The periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean by gravitational force between Earth and the moon
Tide
“The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won‘t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.”
Barack Obama
list three effects of the Moon’s motion
Tides, phases of the moon and eclipses
Neap tides happen during what moon phases
first and third quarter moons
the moon appears to completely or partially cover the sun
solar eclipse
The star at the center of our solar system
Sun
"You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take."
Wayne Gretzky
what created the moon's craters
asteroids and comets
why are high tides lower than normal during a neap tide?
forces of gravity from sun and moon
the darkest part of the shadow is called
umbra
the spin of an object around its axis
Rotation
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that"
Martin Luther King Jr.
name the phases of the moon started with a new moon
new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full, waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent
the sun moon and earth are at ________ degrees for there to be a neap tide
90
a total solar eclipse occurs every ______
1.5 years
when Earth's rotation axis is tilted directly toward or away from the Sun
Solstice
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Mahatma Gandhi