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Eclipses and Tides
Earths Moon
Earth in Space
Moon Phases
Misc.
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When do neap tides occur?
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When the suns pull is at a right, 90 degree,
angle to the moons
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The summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere
occurs when the sun is directly overhead this
line of latitude
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23.5 degrees South
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A lunar eclipse can only occur at this moon phase
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Full moon
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Season are caused by this
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The tilt of Earths axis as it revolves around
the sun
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We always see the same side of the moon for this
reason
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The moons rotation and revolution are equal
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Only during this phase can a lunar eclipse occur.
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Full moon
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The type of tides when the sun, Earth, and moon
are arranged in a line.
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Spring Tide
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When the moon is directly between the Earth and
the sun, there is a _________.
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Solar eclipse
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Tides are caused mainly by this.
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The moons gravity
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This occurs when the Earth is directly between
the moon and the sun
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Lunar eclipse
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The times that day and night are equal length are
called
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equinoxes
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Day and night are caused by this
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Earths rotation
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Earths rotation takes this long
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24 hours
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One complete revolution around the sun takes about
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One year
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This occurs when neither end of Earths axis is
tilted toward or away from the sun.
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equinox
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Daily Double
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Daily Double
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Photographs show that the far side of the moon is
_______ in comparison to the near side of the
moon.
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rough
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Galileo saw that much of the moons surface is
covered with round pits called
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craters
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The moon is this fraction of a size compared to
Earth.
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About 1/4 the diameter
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The darkest part of shadow seen during a total
eclipse.
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The Umbra
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This is the difference between waxing and waning
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Waxing - see more on right side Waning - see less
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The moon can be seen from Earth because this
reflects off the moon
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sunlight
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The amount of the lighted side of the moon you
see is the same during the 1st quarter phase and
this phase
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Third quarter
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Name the phase that occurs after a new moon
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Waxing crescent
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The notion that a large object colliding with
Earth formed the moon is known as this.
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The collision ring theory
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Flat areas from molten material on the moon
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maria