Seasons
Eclipses
Moon Phases
Tides
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100
These two things cause the Earth to experience seasons.
What is the Earth's tilted axis and revolution around the Sun.
100
When the moon blocks light from the Sun, and then the moon's shadow falls on the Earth.
What is a solar eclipse?
100
The lunar phase that the Earth would see from this position.
What is new moon?
100
The daily rise and fall of the ocean levels is due to the ______________ pull of the moon & sun.
What is gravitational?
100
This natural satellite takes approximately 1 month to orbit the Earth.
What is the moon?
200
During this season, the sun's light hits the Earth's surface most directly (most intensely).
What is summer?
200
The type of eclipse pictured above.
What is a lunar eclipse?
200
The descriptive title of the phases where light is growing across the surface of the moon from right to left.
What are waxing phases?
200
Area A & C show ________ __________.
What are tidal bulges?
200
The direction that the Moon orbits the Earth and the Earth orbits the Sun.
What is counterclockwise?
300
During these two seasons, neither the north pole nor the south pole point in the direction of the Sun causing both hemispheres of Earth to receive similar amounts of the Sun's energy.
What is fall & spring?
300
The phase that the moon would normally experience during a lunar eclipse.
What is full moon?
300
Word that describes lunar phases when more than half of the moon's surface that Earth sees is illuminated.
What is gibbous?
300
The name of the tide that occurs due to the positioning of the Earth, Moon, and Sun seen above.
What are neap tides?
300
This law states that gravity depends on the masses of two objects and their relative distances.
What is the Law of Universal Gravitation?
400
What season is the northern hemisphere experiencing in the picture above?
What is summer?
400
The phase that the moon would normally experience during a solar eclipse.
What is new moon?
400
Term that best describes what the bottom four moon pictures show.
What is waning?
400
The lunar phases that occur when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are in position for spring tides.
What is new moon & full moon?
400
During this season, the Sun is seen lower in the sky compared to other seasons.
What is winter?
500
What seasons could Earth be experiencing in this picture?
What is spring and fall?
500
The reason eclipses do not happen every month.
What is the moon's tilted orbit?
500
The name of the phase shown in the picture above.
What is first quarter?
500
These tides occur every 12 hours between tidal bulges.
What are low tides?
500
This unit describes the distance between the Earth and the Sun.
What is 1 AU?