Name the Moon Phase
Moon Phases Knowledge
Days & Seasons
Tides Knowledge
Spring or Neap?
100
The phase of the moon when people on Earth see the whole lit side.
Full Moon
100
The word used to describe the moon when a dark toenail shape appears?
gibbous
100
One complete rotation of the Earth on its axis is equal to one ________.
Day
100
How many high tides do we have in a 24-hour period?
2
100
Creates especially strong tides...
spring
200
The phase of the moon when the moon is between the Earth and the sun.
New Moon
200
The word used to describe the moon when it appears as a small sliver in the sky?
crescent
200
In this diagram, what season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing?
Summer
200
How many tides in total do we have each day?
4
200
Creates especially weaker tides...
neap
300
The moon phase right after a new moon.
waxing crescent
300
What is it called when the light is on the right and the moon appears to be getting bigger?
waxing
300
If the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing summer, then the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing _________.
Winter
300
How often do tides change?
6 hours
300
Occurs during the New and Full moon phases...
spring
400
The moon phase that occurs directly after a full moon.
waning gibbous
400
What is it called when the light and the moon appears to be getting smaller?
waning
400
What causes the Earth to have seasons?
The tilt of the Earth's axis and Earth's revolution around the Sun
400
Which exerts a stronger gravitational pull on the Earth: the moon or the sun?
The Moon!
400
Occurs during the 1st and 3rd quarter moon phases...
neap
500
The moon phases when 1/2 of the moon appears to be lit?
first and third (last) quarter
500
According to this diagram, a lunar eclipse occurs when ---
The Moon is in the Full Moon phase
500
How many degrees is the Earth tilted on its axis?
23.5 degrees
500
At which phases do the neap tides occur?
First and Third Quarter
500
The sun, Earth, and moon are lined up in a 90 degree angle?
neap