1-Day and night are caused by the Earth

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1-Day and night are caused by the Earths
_______________ on its axis.Rotation
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2-What force pulls the Earth and Moon towards
each other?Gravity
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3-Maria on the moon was made by
_________________.Lava flows, or molten material
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4-What causes the tides?The Moon and the Suns
gravitational pull.
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5-North America experiences summer when
___________.The Northern Hemisphere is tilted
towards the sun.
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6- During a ______ tide, there is little
difference between low and high tide.neap
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7-It takes 1 year for the Earth to __________
around the sun.revolve
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8-When the Moon is waxing, what side is lit
up?The right side.
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9-A solar eclipse is when the _________ passes
between the _________ and __________ .Moon
passes between the Sun Earth
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10-A lunar eclipse is when the _________ passes
between the _________ and __________ .Earth
passes between the Moon the Sun
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11-Is the interior of the moon hot or
cold?Cold- there have been no volcanoes on the
Moon for billions of years.
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12-What is the surface like on the far side of
the moon?Heavily cratered
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13-Dark patches on the moon were once thought to
be __________ .Oceans, but this is not the
case. They are ancient lava flows.
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14-How large is the moon compared to Earth?The
Moon is one quarter the size of Earth.
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15-The phase of the moon you see depends on the
amount of the ________ _______ of the Moon is
visible from Earth.Lit side
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16-How do most scientists believe the moon was
formed?A mars sized object collided with the
Earth, and the debris collected together in orbit
to form the Moon.
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17-During what phase can a lunar eclipse
occur?Full Moon
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18-Most places on Earth experience how many tides
a day?2 high tides and 2 low tides in about a
day. (a 25 hour period)
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19-Why is only one side of the moon visible from
Earth?The Moon rotates at the same rate that it
revolves
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20- How long does one revolution of the Earth
take in days?365.25 days
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21-An Equinox occurs when _______________________
_The Sun is directly over the equator.
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22- What phases does the moon need to be in for a
neap tide to occur?1st quarter or 3rd quarter
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23- If you are in the _______ you would see a
total eclipse.Umbra
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24- Why do solar eclipses only happen during the
New Moon phase?That is the only time that the
Moon is directly between the Sun and the Earth.
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25- What shape is the Earths orbit?Oval
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26- Why are lunar eclipses more common than solar
eclipses?Everyone on the night side of the
Earth can see a lunar eclipse, on a small amount
of people get to see a solar eclipse.
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27- What would have bigger difference in the
tides, a gibbous Moon or a quarter Moon?Explain
why Gibbous, the smallest difference in tides
occur during the quarter Moons, any other phase
would have a larger difference
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28- During winter in North America, the South
Pole is pointed __________ the Sun.Towards