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Phases of the Moon
Eclipses
Seasons
Tides
Misc
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The phase of the moon that appears following a waning crescent.
What is a new moon.
100
What is the dark shadow in an 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 lighter shadow in an eclipse called?
The penumbra
200

What is a solstice?

When the Earth is furthest from the sun resulting in a longer day/shorter night or shorter night/longer day

200

What is known as a high tide?

What is a Spring Tide

200
These planets are small, dense, and have a rocky surface.
What is an inner or terrestrial planet?
300
What is the amount of the moon that receives light from the sun?
50%
300

What is the relative positions of planetary bodies 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 range between tides is at is lowest point in a 28 day period usually occurring twice.

What is a neap tide?

300

Where in the Solar System does is the planet Pluto?

Kuiper Belt

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 is relative positions of the planetary bodies 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

The "lump" of water created by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun on the Earth

What is the tidal bulge?

400

Which planets in our solar system have rings?

All gas giants or outer planets

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

What predicts the tides?

The Moon

500

What is a natural satellite for a planet?

The Moon