Unit 2 : Vocab Level 2

Front

Moon's phases occur in the same order every month.

Back

Lunar Cycle

Front

Lunar phase with 50% of the lit side visible from Earth, light on the right.

Back

First Quarter Moon

Front

Lunar phase with 50% visibility from Earth, light on left side.

Back

Last Quarter Moon

Front

Imaginary line through Earth's poles, around which it spins.

Back

Axis of Rotation

Front

Spinning of the Earth around its axis.

Back

Rotation

Front

Earth's orbit around the Sun.

Back

Revolution

Front

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Back

Seasons

Front

Lunar phase with 0% visibility from Earth.

Back

New Moon

Front

Lunar phase with 100% visibility from Earth.

Back

Full Moon

Front

Created by the moon's gravity on Earth's water.

Back

Ocean Tides