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100

The right side of the moon is filled with light. Which moon phase is this?

1st Quarter

100

If it is June in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is occurring in the Southern Hemisphere?

Winter

100

An eclipse occurs, with the objects in an order that goes sun, earth, moon. What type of eclipse will be occurring?

Lunar Eclipse 

100

What is the force that causes tides to occur?

The Moon's Gravitational Pull

200

What is the term for the action the moon takes where it is filling with light during the first half of the lunar cycle?

Waxing

200

The day of the year where a hemisphere receives the MOST sunlight that it will receive all year.

Summer Solstice

200

Which two objects will be changing positions for an eclipse to occur?

Moon and Earth

200

You notice a new moon is occurring, with the sun earth and moon in a straight line. What type of tide will be happening?

Spring Tide

300

The left side of the moon is filled with light. What is this action called that the moon is performing during the second half of the lunar cycle?

Waning
300

The two days during the year where both hemispheres receive an equal amount of day and night time are referred to as the...

Fall and Spring Equinox

300
An eclipse occurs in the order of sun, moon, earth. What type of eclipse is this?

Solar Eclipse 

300

A spring tide is noticeable because the tides will be...

More extreme (higher high tides and lower low tides)

400

The moon phase that marks the beginning of the lunar cycle is called the....

New Moon

400
When the sun is facing away from a pole, they are receiving less sunlight and therefore shorter days. What is the shortest day of the year referred to as?

Winter Solstice 

400

Why do the moon phases occur?

The moon rotates around the Earth, reflecting different amounts of light.
400
You check the moon for the evening and it is a first quarter moon, meaning the sun earth and moon form a right angle. How will this affect the tides?

Neap Tides