Moon phases, seasons
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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| With the exception of ____ of the moon is it up by the Sun. | half
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| The moon rotates _____________, when looking down at its "North Pole" | counterclockwise
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| Waxing | moon getting more illuminated (moving towards full moon)
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| Crescent | less than half of our moon illuminated
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| Waning | moon getting less illuminated (moving towards new moon)
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| Gibbous | more than half of our moon illuminated
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| A mostly dark moon means | waxing
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| a mostly light moon means | waning
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| if the light is on the left side of the moon | crescent
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| if the light is on the right side of the moon | gibbous
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| What is the general shape of Earth's orbit | nearly a perfect circle
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| What is the best orientation (perspective) to view Earth's Orbit? | directly above
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| When Earth is the closest to the sun, what season is Boston experiencing? | Winter
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| Where does the tilt of Earth's axis and the North Pole ALWAYS point to | The North Star (Polaris)
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| If the Earth's tilt is pointed towards the sun, then what season is it for the northern hemisphere? | Summer
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| If the Earth's tilt is away from the sun, then what season is it for the northern hemisphere? | Winter
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| If the Earth's tilt is not pointing towards or away, what season is it | fall/spring
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| What is the reason we have seasons | the Earth's tilt of axis (~23.5 degrees)
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| If the daytime is more, then what season is it | Summer
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| if the nighttime is more, then what season is it | Winter
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| If there is an equal amount of day and night, then what season is it | fall/spring
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| How do tides occur | the gravitational force between the Sun and the Moon
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