Earth, Moon, Sun Jeopardy!

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Tides 1

Eclipses 2

Moon Phases3

Equinox and Solstice

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Moon Formation

and Structure 5

General Earth, Moon, Sun

System Questions

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During a Solar Eclipse this type of tide occurs.

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Spring Tide$100

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This is the force that causes tides on the Earth

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The Moon’s gravitational pull

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These kinds of tides occur during a 1st or 3rd quarter

moon$300

Neap Tides$300

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During Spring tides, the Sun, Moon, and Earth are

in this position$400

A line$400

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During these, tidal ranges are the smallest

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Neap Tides$500

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Only during this phase can Lunar Eclipses can be

seen.$100

Full Moon$100

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This kind of tide occurs during a solar eclipse

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Spring Tides$200

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This is why a solar eclipse occurs$300

Moon blocks out the Sun and casts a shadow on

the Earth $300

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This is the reason why eclipses don’t occur every

month$400

The orbit of the Moon is not in the same plane as the

orbit of the Earth$400

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This is the phase that occurs during a Solar

Eclipse$500

New Moon$500

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True or False: The Moon generates its own light.

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False$100

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This describes when the lit up portion of the Moon is

increasing in view$200

Waxing$200

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When the Moon’s left hand half is lit up when viewed

from the Earth$300

3rd Quarter$300

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This is the phase the Moon is in during a Solar Eclipse

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New Moon$400

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The light appears and grows when it is waxing

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Towards the left$500

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These happen because one hemisphere is the more tilted towards the sun

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Solstices$100

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The tilt of this imaginary line is what causes the

seasons$200

Axis of Rotation$200

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This is how long the time period is between the

spring equinox and the summer solstice

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Three months$300

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This occurs when both hemispheres are equally

tilted towards the sun$400

Equinox$400

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When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted

further away from the Sun’s light, this season

occurs$500

Winter$500

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A dark area on the Moon is still called this, even

though it’s not a body of water$100

Mare/Maria$100

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The Moon is made up of this kind of rock

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Igneous$200

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The Earth and the Moon have these three

structures in their interior$300

Crust, Mantle, Core$300

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This is the current theory on how the Moon was

formed$400

A large object hit the Earth and a drop of the Earth

cooled off and formed the Moon$400

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This is approximately how long the Moon’s core’s

diameter is$500

700 km/400 miles$500

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This is what has the same amount of sunlight at all

dtiemees$100

The Moon$100

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This is how old some of the surface rock of the Moon

is$200

4.5 billion years$200

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This is what has the same amount of sunlight

shining on it at all times$300

Equinox$300

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How far is the Moon from the Earth?

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138,000 miles$400

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What is the largest object in our solar system?

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The Sun $500