moon test 6th grade

REVOLUTION

earth traveling around the sun

ROTATION

earth spinning on it’s axis

EQUINOX

day and night are equal length

SOLSTICE

the longest day and shortest night of the year

WAXING

moon portion becomes bigger

WANING

moon portion becomes smaller

TIDE

raising and falling of the ocean

ECLIPSE

when one object in space block sunlight from reaching another

WHAT CAUSES SEASONS

earth’s tilt and revolution

HOW THE MOON AFFECTS EARTH

tides change and gravitational pull around earth

SOLAR ECLISPE

only occur in new moon and the moon moves between the earth and sun

LUNAR ECLISPE

only occur in full moon and the earth moves between the sun and moon

1st MOON PHASE

new moon

2nd MOON PHASE

waxing crescent

3rd MOON PHASE

first quarter

4th MOON PHASE

waxing gibbous

5th MOON PHASE

full moon

6th MOON PHASE

waning gibbous

7th MOON PHASE

third quarter

8th MOON PHASE

waning crescent