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Moon,SesonTides 2022

8th Moon Seasons & Tides TEST Review

TermDefinition
Away The moon moves ______ from the sun when it's waxing
Solar Eclipse An event when the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun
Tides Water bulges on the Earth's surface due mostly to the moon's gravity
Solstice The longest or shortest day of the year
June The month when the Southern hemisphere's Winter Solstice takes place
Terminator The line that separates day time from night time
Rotation The Earth experiences day and night because of the earth's ___
Waning Gibbous A moon phase in which most of the moon is lit up and the bright side is on the left
Waxing Moon phases in which the bright side is on the right side & the moon appears to be growing larger each night
Seven The approximate # of days it takes for the moon to complete 1/4 of its revolution around the Earth
Neap tides When the tidal range between high and low tides is small
Phases The different appearances of the moon are called _________
Axis The Earth rotates around it's ______ once every 24 hours
Full Moon The moon phase when a lunar eclipse can occur
Equinox The event in which the daytime hours are equal to night time hours in both hemispheres
Last Quarter Moon phase in which half of the moon is lit and the dark side is on the right side
Tilted The Earth experiences different seasons because it orbits the Sun and because it is _________
Spring Tides The event that occurs at full and New moon phases
Waning Moon phases in which the bright side of the moon is on its left side & the moon moves towards the Sun
Revolution The Earth makes one of these around the sun every 365 days
Waning Crescent The moon phase that occurs 14 days after a Waxing Gibbous moon.
twenty Five the percentage of the moons orbit that is covered in 7 days
New Moon The moon phase that would occur three weeks after a 1st quarter moon
spinning Another name for rotation
Orbit Another name for revolution
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