Space Science Vocabulary Day 6

Front

_______ occurs when subsequent phases of the moon are becoming less visible

Back

waning

Front

_______ the effect of gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon on the ocean

Back

Tidal Forces

Front

_______ a phase of the moon when little or no part of the Moon is visible

Back

new moon

Front

_______ a rotational line of a celestial body slightly off of an imaginary vertical line running through it top to bottom

Back

Axial Tilt

Front

_______ a phase of the moon that occurs when about 25% of the Moon is visible

Back

crescent moon

Front

_______ the spinning movement of a celestial body around its own axis

Back

rotation

Front

_______ the force that pulls all objects with mass toward one another and is related to the distance between the two objects

Back

gravity

Front

_______ a phase of the moon that occurs when nearly 100% of the Moon is visible

Back

full moon

Front

_______ the time it takes for the Moon to complete all phases and one orbit of the Earth

Back

lunar cycle

Front

_______ occurs when subsequent phases of the Moon are becoming more visible

Back

waxing