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Moon Phases
Lunar Eclipses
Solar Eclipses
Seasons
Miscellaneous
100
The changes in the moon's appearance
What is lunar phase?
100
When the moon moves through Earth's shadow.
What is a lunar eclipse?
100
When the moon is directly between the sun and earth.
What is a solar eclipse?
100
A division of the year characterized by changes in weather.
What is a season?
100
The force exerted by everything with mass.
What is gravity?
200
The shrinking of the moon as a result of the lunar cycle
What is waning?
200
The shadow that darkens the moon in a lunar eclipse.
What is umbra?
200
The thing blocked by the moon during a solar eclipse.
What is sunlight?
200
When sunlight is at a maximum in one hemisphere but a minimum in another.
What is a solstice?
200
The time is takes for Earth to orbit the Sun once.
What is 365 1/4 days?
300
When the near side of the moon is more than half lit, but not completely lit.
What is gibbous?
300
When the moon misses part or all of the umbra.
What is a partial lunar eclipse?
300
The length of a total solar eclipse.
What is one to two minutes?
300
When light shines equally in both hemispheres.
What is an equinox?
300
The reason Earth has seasons.
What is it's tilt?
400
When half the moon is lit.
What is a quarter?
400
The reason we do not see monthly lunar eclipses.
What is Earth's tilt?
400
When the next total solar eclipse is going to be visible in the United States.
What is 2017?
400
The tilt of Earth's axis.
What is 23.5 degrees?
400
A spreading cone of lighter shadow.
What is a penumbra?
500
The span of a lunar cycle.
What is (appoximately) 29 days?
500
The length of a total lunar eclipse.
What is a few hours?
500
The length between solar eclipses (globally.)
What is one to two years?
500
The amount of hours of sunlight in the North Pole on the Winter Solstice.
What is 0?
500
The moon phase during the second week in the lunar cycle
What is the gibbous phase?