Seasons, Moons, and Tides Vocabulary and Notes

Question 1

Orbit

Answer 1

The path an object follows as it moves around another object

Question 2

revolution

Answer 2

the motion of one object around another object

Question 3

Rotation

Answer 3

A spinning motion of an object

Question 4

Rotation Axis

Answer 4

the line on which an object rotates

Question 5

Solistice

Answer 5

A day when earths rotation axis is angled the most toward or away from the sun; summer and winter

Question 6

equinox

Answer 6

a day when earths rotation is angled along earths orbit, neither toward not away from the sun; fall and spring

Question 7

phase

Answer 7

the portion of the moon or a planet reflecting light as seen from earth

Question 8

waxing phases

Answer 8

during these phases more of the moons near side is lit each night

Question 9

waning phases

Answer 9

during these phases, less of the moons near side is lit each night

Question 10

solar eclipse

Answer 10

when the moons shadow appears on the earths surface; the sun appears to get covered up

Question 11

lunar eclipse

Answer 11

occurs when the moon moves into the earths shadow; the moon appears to get covered up

Question 12

tide

Answer 12

the daily rise and fall of sea level caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun

Question 13

spring tide

Answer 13

when the difference between high and low tide water is the greatest

Question 14

neap tide

Answer 14

when the difference between high and low water is the smallest