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Seasons
Moon Features
Moon Phases
Tides
Eclipses
100
Caused by the tilt to Earth's axis
the seasons
100
The first person to make a telescope and look at the moon
Galileo
100
The amount of the sunlit portion of the moon that we can see from Earth
phase
100
The rise and fall of Earth's oceans caused by the pull of the moon's gravity
tides
100
Caused by a shadow hitting Earth or the moon
eclipse
200
The day when neither hemisphere is tilted towards the sun. And the day when the lengths of daylight and darkness are equal.
equinox
200
round pits caused by meteorites on the moon's surface
craters
200
What do we call the phase of the moon when we can't see any of the lit up half of the moon?
new moon
200
Tides that have higher than normal high tides and lower than normal low tides.
spring tides
200
The type of eclipse that occurs when the moon goes into Earth's shadow.
lunar eclipse
300
This occurs on the two days a year when the sun is directly overhead at 23.5 degrees North or 23.5 degrees South latitudes.
solstice
300
The mountains on the moon. They are the light areas when looking up at the moon.
highlands
300
When the left side of the moon is left we call that a ____________ (waxing or waning) moon.
waning
300
Tides that do not have a big difference between high and low tides.
neap tides
300
The type of eclipse that occurs when the moon's shadow falls on the Earth.
solar eclipse
400
The season that occurs when the Earth is tilted towards the sun.
summer
400
The dark areas when looking up at the moon. Areas that were once filled with lava.
maria
400
The length of time it takes for the moon to finish its phases.
29.5 days
400
The special type of tide that occurs because the sun, moon, and Earth are all lined up.
spring tide
400
The phase of the moon during a lunar eclipse
full moon
500
The seasons that experiences the shortest hours of daylight
winter
500
The amount of time it takes the moon to rotate on its own axis and revolve around the Earth.
27.3 days
500
The phase that comes after a third quarter moon.
waning crescent
500
What are the two phases that the moon is in when a neap tide occurs?
first and last quarter
500
The phase of the moon during a solar eclipse
new moon