Seasons Moon Phases Eclipses and Tides Review



1. The imaginary line drawn from the north geographic pole to the south geographic pole is called Earth's __________. It tilts at ____ degrees in the ______ direction at all times.

2. Earth spins on its axis, and one rotation takes about one _____________.

3. ________________ causes Earth to have day and night.

4. How long is one Earth revolution? ________ or _____ days. The path around the Sun is called an _______. It is the shape of an ellipse (oval).

5. What is a leap year? ____________________________________________________.

6. Since Earth’s tilt and revolution cause _________, the hemisphere leaning toward the Sun has ________ with hotter and longer days (more direct sunlight) and the hemisphere leaning away from the Sun has _______ with colder and shorter days (less direct sunlight).

7. The longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere is the _________ ___________.

The shortest day of the year in our hemisphere is the _________ ___________.

8. When it is Fall in North America, it is ________ in South America. (Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere are opposite due to the tilt of Earth).

9. During an equinox, the Sun is directly above Earth's ___________ (an imaginary line between the hemispheres) and day and night are ________ in length, or ___ hours each.

10. Name the 4 seasons in order beginning with Spring:

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

11. The Moon takes about 27.3 days to revolve around __________ and 27.3 days to ________ on its axis. Because of this the ________ _______ of the Moon always faces Earth. But a full lunar cycle will take _____________ days and this extra time is due to the Earths revolution and the moon trying to catch up with it.

12. The Sun is always lighting half of the Moon; what we actually see is the sunlight reflected from the Moon, and these ______ look different depending on the Moon’s location.

13. Moon phases growing in size are ___________, decreasing phases are __________.

14. The phase of the Moon that you cannot see is _______ _______.

15. Why can't you see a new moon?

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16. Draw and label the eight phases of the moon in order starting with the full moon.

17. When Earth moves into the Moon's shadow, the result is a ________________eclipse.

18. When they line up in this order, a lunar eclipse occurs. _______ _______ _______.

19. The full Moon becomes dark during a _______ eclipse.

20. Draw and label a Lunar eclipse

21. Explain how a Lunar eclipse occurs

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22. When the moon blocks out the Sun, the result is a _________________eclipse.

23. When they line up in this order, a solar eclipse occurs. _______ ________ _________

24. What phase of the moon exists during a solar eclipse?

25. Draw and label a Solar eclipse occurs.

26. Explain how a Solar eclipse occurs

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27. Why does the moon appear to shine?

28. Explain the difference between rotation and revolution.

29. What would happen if the Earth started to rotate faster?

30. Describe the difference between waxing and waning?

31. Explain the difference between direct and indirect light

32. What causes the change of seasons?

33. Draw the position of the Earth and Sun during winter, spring, summer and fall.

34. What are the dates of the first day of each season?

a. Summer Solstice

b. Winter Solstice

c. Fall Equinox

d. Spring Equinox

35. Draw the following moon phases

Waxing Gibbous Last Quarter Waxing Crescent

36. Must be able to identify all moon Phases-practice on your own with your flip book.

37. Determine the moon phases and fill them in the boxes below

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Answer Clue Box

gravity lunar 1 year summer gibbous axis

season equator Earth waxing 23.5

365 winter orbit day rotation

12 spring equal summer solstice

same side same solar winter solstice

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