Phases of the Moon and Eclipses Flashcards

An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates.

The movement of an object around another object.

One of the different apparent shapes of the moon as seen from Earth, caused by the moon's angle to the Earth and the Sun.

<p>An object that revolves around another object in space.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The spinning motion of a planet on its axis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and Earth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean due to the gravitational pull of the moon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides, occurring during Full Moon and New Moon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides, occurring during the first and third quarters of the moon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The moon appears to change shape because it orbits the Earth and moves on its own axis, causing varying relative positions with Earth and the Sun.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The moon is waxing when it appears to be growing from New Moon to Full Moon and waning when it appears to be shrinking.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tides occur due to differences in how much the moon pulls on different parts of Earth; the moon's gravity causes water to be pulled toward it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Solar eclipses occur at the New Moon phase.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lunar eclipses occur at the Full Moon phase.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Eclipses don't occur every month because the Moon's orbit is tilted 5 degrees, preventing perfect alignment with Earth and the sun.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The New Moon is the first phase of the Moon when no light is visible, as the moon is between the sun and Earth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When we can see only a sliver of the moon's disk (right-hand side).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>You can see one-half of the moon's disk; the right half is lit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When we can see roughly three-quarters of the moon's disk (the right side is lit).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the moon's disk is fully illuminated because Earth is between the sun and the moon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When we can see roughly three-quarters of the moon's disk (the left side is lit).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Can see one-half of the moon's disk; the left half is lit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When we can see only a sliver of the moon's disk (left-hand side).</p> Signup and view all the answers