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Phases of the Moon
Eclipses
Tides
Mixed Review
100
patterns of lit and unlit portions of the Moon
What are lunar phases?
100
when a shadow makes the Sun or Moon grow dark
What is an eclipse?
100
the pattern of rising and falling water level on land
What are tides?
100
one half of the Moon
What is lit at any given time?
200
the lit portion of the moon is growing
What is waxing?
200
the Moon darkens during this event
What is a lunar eclipse?
200
gravitational pull of the Moon
What causes tides?
200
the near side
What side of the Moon do we always see?
300
the lit portion of the Moon is shrinking
What is waning?
300
The Sun darkens during this event
What is a solar eclipse?
300
4 - (2 high tides & 2 low tides)
How many tides occur during 24 hours (1 day)?
300
source of the Moon's light
What is the Sun?
400
When the right side of the Moon is lit
When is the Moon waxing?
400
penumbra
What is the lightest part of a shadow during an eclipse?
400
every 6 hours
How often do the tides change?
400
Phases of the Moon in order
What are new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent?
500
halfway through the Moon's cycle
When does the Moon begin waning?
500
umbra
What is the darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse?
500
Earth's oceans
What changes shape as a result of the Moon gravitational pull??
500
two objects darkened during an eclipse
What are the Sun and the Moon?