Earth, Moon, & Sun
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| A complete trip along an orbit | show 🗑
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| time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis | show 🗑
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| show | rotation
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| the path a body follows as it travels around another body in space | show 🗑
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| when the shadow of one celestial body falls on another | show 🗑
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| different appearances of the moon due to its changing position | show 🗑
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| this causes day and night | show 🗑
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| the daily change in the level of the ocean waters | show 🗑
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| show | waxing
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| show | waning
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| show | tidal range
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| when the Earth's shadow falls on the moon | show 🗑
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| when the moon comes between the Earth and the sun | show 🗑
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| show | new moon
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| tides with largest daily tidal range that occur at new moon and full moon | show 🗑
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| show | neap tide
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| show | a month
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| The amount of time it takes the Earth to revolve around Sun | show 🗑
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| show | moon
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| show | sun
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| the Earth's tilt and revolution around the sun are the main causes of this | show 🗑
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| The Northern and southern hemispheres have seasons that are ________ | show 🗑
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| show | counterclockwise
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| show | summer
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| show | latitude (distance north or south of the equator)
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| show | high
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| The moon has the strongest pull on this side of the Earth | show 🗑
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