Earth, Moon, & Sun Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| A complete trip along an orbit | revolution |
| time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis | 24 hrs or a day |
| the spinning of a body on its axis | rotation |
| the path a body follows as it travels around another body in space | orbit |
| when the shadow of one celestial body falls on another | eclipse |
| different appearances of the moon due to its changing position | phases |
| this causes day and night | Earth's rotation |
| the daily change in the level of the ocean waters | tides |
| when the moon appears to be getting larger | waxing |
| when the moon appears to be getting smaller | waning |
| differences of levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide | tidal range |
| when the Earth's shadow falls on the moon | lunar eclipse |
| when the moon comes between the Earth and the sun | solar eclipse |
| the phase of the moon when there is no visible moon in the sky | new moon |
| tides with largest daily tidal range that occur at new moon and full moon | spring tide |
| tides with smallest daily tidal range that occur at 1st & 3rd quarter moon | neap tide |
| the approximate amount of time it takes the moon to revolve around the Earth | a month |
| The amount of time it takes the Earth to revolve around Sun | a year |
| The word lunar refers to this | moon |
| the solar refers to this | sun |
| the Earth's tilt and revolution around the sun are the main causes of this | seasons |
| The Northern and southern hemispheres have seasons that are ________ | reversed or opposite |
| The Earth rotates in this direction | counterclockwise |
| The season of the northern hemisphere that has the most direct sunlight | summer |
| This is responsible for the amount of daylight hours we experience | latitude (distance north or south of the equator) |
| The side of the Earth facing the moon is experiencing what tide? | high |
| The moon has the strongest pull on this side of the Earth | the side facing the moon. |
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