Moon Phases
Fun With the Sun
Tides
Lunar Eclipses
Extras
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The moon takes 27.3 days to revolve on its axis. How long does it take to revolve around the Earth.

What is 27.3 days?

200

How many types of solar eclipses are there?

What are three?

200

Which moon phases do spring tides occur during?

What are a new moon and full moon?

200

How many types of lunar eclipses are there?

What is three?

200

What is the smaller, darkest part of a shadow called?

What is the umbra?

500

How much of the moon is illuminated at all times?

What is half of the moon?

500

What are all the types of solar eclipses?

What is total, annular, and partial?

500

What are the four types of tides?

What are high tides, low tides, spring tides, and neap tides?

500

Which moon phase occurs during a lunar eclipse?

What is a full moon?

500

What is the order for a lunar eclipse?

What is Sun-Earth-Moon?

600

How long does it take to go from a waxing crescent to a waxing gibbous?

What is 7 days/one week?

600

Where does the moon pass during a solar eclipse?

What is between the Sun and Earth?

600

How many high tides are there each day?

What is two?

600

To have a total one where does the moon go?

What is the Earth's umbra?

600

Ocean tides are caused by the ________ attraction of the Sun and Moon on the oceans of Earth.

What is gravitational?

800

Where does light appear during a waning crescent? 

What is to the left?

800

Which type of solar eclipse is more rare than lunar eclipses?

What is a total eclipse?

800

Which moon phases do neap tides occur during during?

What are first quarter and third quarter?

800

What are the three types of lunar eclipses?

What are total, partial, and penumbra?

800

How long does a lunar cycle take?

What is 29.5 days?

1000

Before the New Moon, a waning crescent is illuminated after a New Moon a _____ is illuminated. 

What is a waxing crescent?

1000

Which moon phases do solar eclipses occur during?

What is a new moon?

1000

What planets affects/makes tides?

What are the Sun, Moon and Earth?

1000

What does the moon pass through to cause a lunar eclipse?

What is the Earth's shadow?

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What is the larger, dimmer part of a shadow called?

What is the penumbra?