1. Eclipses Moon Phases Star Charts Tides MISC.
Eleanor M. Savko FJ
Moon Phases
Star Charts
6/23/2018
Tides
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2. Moon phase during a solar eclipse

3. New moon

4. Order of Sun, Moon, and Earth during a lunar eclipse

5. Sun – Earth - Moon

6. Which eclipse lasts a longer period of time ?

7. Lunar eclipse

8. Why does a solar eclipse last for such a short period of time ?

9. The Moon creates a
very small shadow

10. The totally dark shadow during an eclipse is called ________

11. umbra

12. Which side of the Moon is illuminated during the waxing phases ?

13. right

14. What is the name of the missing moon phase ?

15. 1st quarter

16. How many moon phases are there ?

17. 8

18. What is this Moon phase called ?

19. waning gibbous

20. What is the approximate
number of days between
a new moon and a
full moon ?

21. 14

22. Constellations only visible during portions of the year are called _____

23. seasonal

24. Why are east and west switched on the star charts ?

25. Because it is a
chart of the sky
not of the surface
of Earth.

26. What is the name of the North Star ?

27. Polaris

28. How can you tell the difference between a star and a constellation
on a star chart ?

29. constellations are all
stars are upper and
lower case
constellations are all
upper case

30. What way can Polaris give you direction/location on Earth ?
Daily Double

31. Polaris is the North Star, face towards it and you are facing north
Polaris is the North Star, face towards it and you are facing north. East would be to the right, west to the left and south is behind you

32. Number of high tides per day.

33. 2

34. Tides occur approximately 50 minutes _____ each day.

35. later

36. Maximal tides. Occur during full and new moons.

37. Spring Tides

38. Vertical difference between high and low tide.

39. Tidal range

40. Tidal ranges increase or decrease during the
quarter moon phases.

41. increase

42. If you wanted to see Draco in the winter, what part of the sky would you look ?

43. north

44. Does Polaris move
relative to the other
stars at night ?

45. no

46. Where would you look if the star was in the middle of the star chart ?

47. Directly overhead

48. What is the name of a star in the constellation Lyra ?

49. Vega

50. What causes some constellations to
Daily Double
What causes some constellations to
be seasonal ?

51. As the Earth orbits the Sun, the Sun blocks the
seasonal constellations.

52. as its period of revolution. Why do we only see one side of the Moon ?
Final Jeopardy
The Moon’s period of
rotation is the same
as its period of revolution.
Why do we only see one side of the Moon ?
Dark side of the Moon