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During the solar eclipse the moon phase is
The New Moon
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We have night and day because Earth rotates on its axis _________
counterclockwise
100
What vocab word means further away from the sun
aphelion
100
You can see a partial eclipse from within the Moon’s much larger _____
penumbra
100
What causes Earth's ocean to rise and fall twice a day
the moon's gravity
200
You can only see a total solar eclipse from within the Moon’s
Umbra
200
Earth makes a complete revolution around the Sun every _________
365.24 days
200
The central, darker part of a shadow where light is partially blocked
What is the umbra
200
What does Semdiurnal mean
means two tides two high and two low
200
Why do we only see the same side of the moon when it rotates
It is because the rate of rotation and revolution to go aound the earth in a complete circle
300
The moon NEVER completely covers the _____ in a partial solar eclipse
Sun
300
SUMMER*When we (northern hemisphere) are having winter the southern hemisphere is having _______
SUMMER*
300
During this phase more of the moon’s near side is lit each other
The Waxing Phase
300
How long does it take the moon to complete a rotation
27.3 days
300
A total solar eclipse lasts no longer than about _______
7 minutes
400
The _____ eclipse can only occur only during the full moon phase
Lunar
400
Summer and Winter _______
Solastice
400
the large dark flat areas on the moon
maria
400
On July 4th, Earth is at its _______ point to the Sun.
Farthest
400
Sunlight travels in a ____ path
staight
500
What Phase of the moon is it once the full moon is over
Wannning Gibous
500
The gravity of Earth is slightly stronger on what side
the side closer to the Moon
500
What is an equinox
a day when Earth’s rotation axis is leaning along Earth’s orbit,neither toward nor away from the sun
500
The Moon doesn’t create its own light, the Sun lights it. (True or False)
TRUE!!
500
tide
the daily rise and fall of the sea