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Sun
Moon
Seasons
Tides
Eclipses
100
What is the Sun?
An average star.
100
This phase of the moon is a dark moon (none of the moon is visible).
New Moon
100
How many days does it take Earth to complete one full revolution around the Sun and what do we call it?
365 days, a year
100
What are tides?
Daily changes in water levels around the world.
100
What are the two kinds of eclipses?
Solar eclipse and lunar eclipse.
200
What process occurs in the center of the Sun to produce it's energy?
Nuclear Fusion
200
How much of the moon is always being lit by the sun?
1/2 of the moon.
200
What causes Earth to have seasons?
Earth's axis is tilted.
200
What celestial bodies cause the Earth's Tides?
Sun and Moon
200
When the moon covers Earth in it's shadow, what eclipse is it?
Solar eclipse.
300
What are areas of cooler temperature on the surface of the Sun?
Sunspots
300
When the Earth see half of the moon lit, what phase could it be?
First-quarter moon or third-quarter moon.
300
what is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator.
300
What are the two types of tides that can occur?
Neap tide and Spring Tide
300
During a lunar eclipse, the Earth produces two shadows. The Penumbra and Umbra. Which is the darkest part of the shadow?
Umbra
400
What is it called when the sun shoots out large amounts of high energy particles?
Solar Flare
400
How does the moon shine?
Reflects sunlight.
400
If the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, what season is it?
Summer.
400
Which type of tide produces the biggest change in water levels?
Spring Tide
400
Why don't eclipses happen often?
The moon's orbit around the earth is slightly tilted.
500
The Sun's gravity keeps Earth in _____ around it.
orbit
500
What is it called when the moon is getting larger?
Waxing.
500
If the Northern and Southern Hemispheres are both receiving the same amount of sunlight, what season could it be?
Autumn or Spring.
500
When the Sun, Earth and Moon are in a straight line, what type of tide is produced?
Neap tide.
500
What kind of eclipse is it when the Earth covers the moon in it's shadow?
Lunar Eclipse.