8.7ABC - Moon, Seasons, and Tides

If a full moon is visible today, what moon will be visible in 7 days?

3rd Quarter (Last Quarter)

moon

A large rocky object in orbit around a planet

lunar cycle

A sequence of phases of the moon as it revolves around the Earth once every 28.5 days.

If a waxing gibbous is visible today, what moon will be visible in 3 - 4 days?

Full Moon

last quarter

Half of the moon is covered; light is on the LEFT.

rotation

a single complete turn on an axis

neap tide

a tide with the least difference between high and low tide that occurs when the sun and moon pull at right angles to each other

axis

an imaginary line that goes right through the center of the Earth, from the North Pole to the South Pole

This season is due to the Earth tilting towards the sun

summer

tilt

the ____ of the Earth is 23 degrees. It causes seasons.

If a 1st quarter is visible today, what moon will we see in 28 days?

1st quarter

seasons

Caused by the tilt of the Earth on its axis.

winter solstice

Day with the fewest hours of sunlight; December 21

Summer Solstice

Day with the most hours of sunlight and the fewest hours of darkness; June 21

revolution

Earth's yearlong elliptical orbit around the Sun.

vernal equinox

March 20th or 21st in the Northern Hemisphere, when both hemispheres recieve 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness; first day of spring

If a full moon is visible today, what moon will be visible in 14 days?

New Moon

full moon

Phase that occurs when all of the Moon's surface facing Earth reflects light.

waning cresent

Phase when the crescent light is on the left; occurs before a new moon

autumnal equinox

September 22-23 in the Northern Hemisphere when both hemispheres recieve 12 hours of daylight and 12 hour night; first day of fall

spring tide

highest tidal range that occurs to the alignment of Earth, the moon, and the sun

waxing crescent

looks like a crescent roll or bananna. Has a sliver of light reflected. "gaining light on the right

new moon

moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the Sun and its dark side faces Earth

elliptical

oval shape or path (a squashed circle)

first quarter

phase in which one-half of the Moon's lighted right side can be seen from Earth

waning gibbous

phase of the moon when the "light is leaning on the left"; moon appears to grow smaller

waxing gibbous

phase when more than half of the moon is lit up on the right side, but it isn't completely full

orbit

the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space

tides

the regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface influenced by the moon's gravity pulling on earth

This season is caused by the Earth tilting away from the sun

winter