Earth, Sun, and Moon
Moon Phases
Tides
Special Tides
Mystery
1
How do we change from day to night?
The Earth spins around itself
1
What moon phase is it when we can see the whole moon?
Full moon
1
What is it called when water goes all the way out to sea, creating a beach?
Low tide
1
What type of tide has extra high high tides and extra low low tides?
Spring tide
1
What is a group of stars that make a picture called?
Constellation
2
How long does it take the Earth to spin around itself?
24 hours or 1 day
2
What moon phase is it when you can't see any of the moon?
New moon
2
What is it called when water comes all the way up to shore?
High tide
2
What type of tide has high low tides and low high tides?
Neap tide
2
What type of tide is it when the sun and moon are pulling in the same direction?
Spring tide
3
How long does it take the Earth to spin around the sun?
365 days or 1 year
3
What moon phase is this?
Half moon or quarter moon
3
What object is pulling on our oceans, creating tides?
The moon
3
What type of tide is it when we see a full or a new moon?
Spring tide
3
What constellation is this?
Big Dipper
4
What is the invisible, tilted line that Earth spins around?
Axis
4
What moon phase is this?
Crescent moon
4
How many high tides do we have each day?
2
4
What type of tide is it when the sun and moon are pulling in opposite directions?
Neap tide
4
How often do we see spring and neap tides?
Each of them twice a month
5
How long does it take the moon to rotate around the Earth?
27 days or about 1 month
5
What moon phase is this?
Gibbous moon
5
What is the invisible force the moon is using to pull on our oceans?
Gravity
5
What moon phases do we see during a neap tide?
Half moon or quarter moon
5
What moon phase comes AFTER this one?
Full moon