The Moon, and Earth's Seasons

This happens when the moon casts it's shadow on the Earth.

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

• Winter Solstice

• Tidal Locking

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____________ is when an object in space rotates on it's axis in the same time, that it revolves around another object in space. This is why we never see the "dark side of the moon"

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The ______ affects earth's tides.

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This occurs when the earth's shadow passes over the moon.

• solar eclipse

• winter solstice

• crater

• lunar eclipse

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Ancient, cooled, lava planes on the moon. They appear as dark spots on the moon's surface.

• Crater

• Glaciers

• Maria

• Eclipse

An area on the surface of a celestial body that is caused by the impact of a meteorite, or another celestial body. They cover the moon, and are present on Earth.

• Maria

• Crater

• Umbra

• Penumbra

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Which of these moon phases begins the cycle. (hint: you can't see the moon during this phase)

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Waxing is when the moon is growing in size (visually speaking)

• True

• False

• neither, the moon always looks the same

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What causes the seasons?

• The angle of the earth, on it's axis, in relation to the sun's rays

• we are much closer to the earth, so it feels hotter

• Nothing causes them, they just happen

• The moon

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What phase is this

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Full moon

• Waning Crescent

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