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Moon Phases
Earth
Tides
Seasons
Mixed
100
What moon phase is hard to see?
New Moon
100
The Earth rotates on an imaginary line called an -
axis
100
What causes the tides?
Moon
100
What causes the seasons to happen?
Earth's tilt
100
What lights up the moon at night?
Sun
200
What moon phases is the biggest?
Full Moon
200
The spinning of the Earth on it's axis is also called -
Rotation
200
How many tides are there on most days?
4 (2 high tides and 2 low tides)
200
We live in the Northern Hemisphere. When we are tilted toward the Sun what season is it?
Summer
200
How many seasons are there each year?
4 (summer, fall, winter, spring)
300
What moon phase has the left side light and right side dark?
Last Quarter Moon
300
The Earth moves around the Sun. This is called -
orbit or revolving (revolution)
300
How many hours occur between tides?
6 hours
300
When the North Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun what season is it?
Winter
300
What direction does the Earth rotate?
Counter Clockwise
400
What moon has the left side dark and the right side light?
First Quarter Moon
400
How long does it take the Earth to complete one rotation?
1 day or 24 hours
400
What can people look at to find out what time the tides will happen and how high they will be?
Tide Table
400
How many months does a season last?
3 months
400
What causes day and night?
Earth's rotation (spinning)
500
What kind of moon is shaped like a finger nail or banana?
Crescent Moon
500
How long does it take the Earth to complete one orbit (revolution) around the Sun?
1 year or 365 days
500
Some days don't have 4 tides, they only have how many tides?
3 tides
500
When it is Fall in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
Spring
500
If it is high tide at 3pm about what time will the low tide come in?
9pm (6 hours later)