Space Science Vocabulary Day 6

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

• waxing

• full moon

• waning

• revolution

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

• Lunar Cycle

• Tidal Forces

• Gravity

• Rotation

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

• full moon

• half moon

• new moon

• crescent moon

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

• Rotation

• Axial Tilt

• Gravity

• Revolution

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

• new moon

• full moon

• half moon

• crescent moon

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

• rotation

• revolution

• tilt

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

• tidal forces

• rotation

• gravity

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

• new moon

• full moon

• crescent moon

• half moon

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

• lunar cycle

• rotation

• one season

• one year

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

• half moon

• waning

• waxing

• full moon