LUNAR PHASES
1. The ____________ revolves around the ____________, causing different parts of the moon to be illuminated by sunlight, leading to the phases of the moon.
Answer: Moon, Earth
During a lunar eclipse, the ____________ is between the ____________ and the ____________, blocking sunlight and casting a shadow on the moon.
Answer: Earth, Sun, Moon
What is the term fo the highest tides that occur twice a month during the full moon and new moon phases, when the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun reinforce each other?
What are Spring Tides
The ____________ is tilted on its axis, leading to variations in sunlight intensity at different latitudes, causing ____________.
The first and last quarters of the moon are also known as ____________ moons.
Answer: half
The ____________ of the moon you can see from Earth depends on the positions of the Earth, moon, and sun, creating different ____________ of the moon.
In the Earth-sun-moon system, a solar eclipse occurs when the ____________ is between the ____________ and the ____________, casting a shadow on Earth.
Answer: Moon, Sun, Earth
Tides are the rise and fall of ____________ due to the gravitational pull of the ____________ and the _____________.
Longest OR Shortest Day of the Year
Solstice
_______ Is the turning or spinning, of a body on it's axis.
Rotation
The force that attracts a body toward the center of the Earth, or toward any other physical body having mass
Gravity
A ____________ eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, blocking all or part of the sun's light.
When the Earth, Moon, and Sun are aligned during a ____________ or ____________ moon, the gravitational pull is strongest, causing ____________ tides.
______2 days when there is Equal day and night
Equinox
______is the motion of a body, such as a planet ir moon, along a path around some point in space.
Orbit or Revolution
The waxing crescent phase occurs after the ____________ moon and before the ____________ moon.
During a solar eclipse, the ____________ is in the moon's shadow, causing a temporary decrease in ____________ on Earth.
During the first and third quarters of the moon, when the Moon and Sun are at right angles to each other, ____________ tides occur.
The longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere occurs during the ____________ solstice when the North Pole is tilted ____________ the sun.
summer, toward
The tilt of the Earth's axis causes different parts of the Earth to receive varying amounts of ____________ throughout the year, resulting in different seasons.
Sunlight
The waning gibbous phase occurs after the ____________ moon and before the ____________ moon.
Answer: full, last quarter
The ____________ is the darkest part of the moon's shadow during a lunar eclipse, while the ____________ is the lighter part of the shadow.
The gravitational force of the ____________ has a greater impact on tides than the gravitational force of the ____________.
The Earth's axial tilt is approximately ____________ degrees, which leads to the changing ____________ on Earth throughout the year.
When the Earth, Moon, and Sun are aligned during a ____________ or ____________ moon, the gravitational pull is strongest, causing ____________ tides.