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Phases of the Moon
Eclipses
Seasons
Tides
BONUS
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The phase of the moon that appears following a waning crescent.
What is a new moon.
100

What is the smaller darker shadow in an eclipse (that causes a total eclipse) called?

The umbra

100
What is the term for when the length of day and night are equal?
Equinox
100
What moon phases cause spring tides?
A full or new moon
100

What is the difference in orbit between a planet and a moon?

A moon orbits around a planet while a planet orbits around a star.

200
What is the average number of days each moon phase appears?
3.5 days
200

What is the bigger but lighter shadow that (causes a partial eclipse) in an eclipse called?

The penumbra

200

Name two times that a solstice occurs.

Summer Solstice ~ June 20

Winter Solstice ~ December 20

200
Studying tide pools.

What is why you might pay attention to tides?

200

This is the closest planet to the Sun in the Solar System.

What is Mercury?

300
What is the amount of the moon that receives light from the sun?
50%
300

What order are the sun, moon and Earth in during a lunar eclipse?

The sun, the Earth, the moon

300

What are the two causes of seasons?

Earth's tilt on its axis and the revolution of Earth around the sun

300

When the average tides are lower than usual.

What is a neap tide?

300

This planet is known for its giant "red spot".

What is Jupiter?

400
What is the cause of the phases of the moon?
The rotation of the Earth, the rotation of the moon, and sunlight.
400

What order are the Earth, sun and moon during a solar eclipse?

The sun, the moon, and the Earth

400
What is the season in the northern hemisphere when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?
Winter time in the northern hemisphere
400

What its called when the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun on the Earth create a "lump" of water.

What is bulge?

400

This planet has the most moons.

What is Saturn?

500
What is the difference between waxing and waning?
Waxing is the moon going from new to full. Waning is the moon going from full to new.
500
What is the moon phase when a lunar eclipse would be visible?
During a full moon
500
What is the length of each season?
Three months
500

How can you predict future tides?

By determining the moon phase and looking at past tidal records for the area.

500

Which planet is not named after a Greek or Roman god?

Earth.