Moon Phases
When the entire moon appears dark -
What is a new moon?
Spinning around on an axis -
What is rotation?
The factor(s) that cause(s) Earth's seasons -
What are Earth's rotation on its axis and Earth's revolution around the sun?
The leading cause of ocean tides -
What are the moon's gravitational pull and the Earth's rotation on its axis?
Our moon is ____ the size of our Earth -
What is 1/4?
Occurs after first quarter -
What is waxing gibbous?
The angle at which Earth's axis tilts -
What is 23.5 degrees?
Season in which the hemisphere points towards the sun -
What is summer?
The water level is at its lowest and begins to rise -
What is low tide?
The speed at which the moon rotates and revolves -
What is once every 29.5 days?
Occurs right after waning crescent -
What is new moon?
Because of the Earth's rotation, the sun appears to -
What is rise in the east and set in the west?
Direction in which the Northern Hemisphere points during spring -
What is neither towards nor away?
The water level is at its highest and begins to recede -
What is high tide?
The moon's axis is tilted -
What is 1.5 degrees?
Occurs right after waning gibbous -
What is third quarter?
Day and night alternate on these two parts of the Earth -
What is east and west?
Seasons alternate on these two parts of the Earth -
What are the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Occurs during new and full moon -
What is spring tide?
The moon's orbit around the Earth is an _______ shape -
What is elliptical?
When the moon is directly between the Earth and the sun -
What is new moon?
The direction in which Earth's axis tilts -
What is towards the North Star (Polaris)?
While the United States experiences summer, Australia experiences -
What is winter?
Occurs during first and last quarter moon phases -
What is neap tide?
If Earth were a basketball, the moon would be a -
What is tennis ball?