Moon Phases
The gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun.
What is tides
When the sun is blocked we call it a
Solar Eclipse
Length of each season.
About 3 months
Main gases in the sun
hydrogen/helium
What is the first moon phase/ see nothing
New Moon
The main force behind tides and the celestial body that causes them
Gravity from the moon
Some from the sun but more the moon.
When can Lunar eclipses occur
What is a full moon
What is the last moon phase/ small bright part on the left side
waning crescent
Time between 2 high tides
12 hours
The complete shadow
The partial shadow
Umbra
Penumbra
Double points
two reasons we group the 4 inner/ outer planets
Inner: Outer:
Small Large
Rocky Gas
Few moons Many Moons
Close together Far apart
Moons are more than half bright but not completely bright
What is gibbous
Really High tide/ Really low tide and the moon phases associated.
Spring Tide
New and Full Moon
Sad Pluto is not a planet. Why?
Does not clear its neighborhood
Double points
Name of special day with most/least sunlight
Name of special day with 12 hours of light 12 hours of darkness
Most /least Solstices
12/12 equinox
Double points
Planets in order starting with the closest to the sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
when we see the whole moon illuminated
Full Moon
Moderate High/low tide and the moon phases associated.
Neap Tides
1st/3rd quarter
collection of objects beyond Neptune. one of those objects is Pluto. we call this region the
Keiper Belt
What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when its summer in the north
What is winter
difference between meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite
Meteoroid: In space
Meteor: in atmosphere
Meteorite: surface of planet