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Sun- Moon- Earth System

Moon phases, eclipses, tides and seasons,

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Created Date 06.17.20
Last Updated 06.17.20
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Topics of this game:
  • The two days of the year when the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator.
  • When neither side of the Earth is tilted toward the sun
  • The cause of day and night time on Earth
  • The invisible line Earth rotates on
  • This occurs when the moon is directly in between the sun and the Earth and it blocks the sunlight from the Earth
  • Moon phase where solar eclipses occur
  • This occurs when the Earth is directly in between the moon and the sun blocking light to the moon
  • Moon phase where lunar eclipses happen
  • Occurs because of gravity and inertia
  • Tide that occurs when the Suns gravitational pull is weak
  • Tide that occurs when the Suns gravitational pull is strong
  • Amount of days in one revolution
  • When part of the Earth is tilted towards the Sun
  • When part of the Earth tilted away from the Sun
  • The shape of Earths revolution
  • The smaller darker shadow that is cast during an eclipse
  • The larger shadow cast during an eclipse
  • Moon phases that are growing
  • Moon phases that are decreasing
  • The study of the moon, stars and other objects in space
  • The month were the vernal equinox occurs
  • The month where the autumnal equinox occurs
  • Month where the winter equinox occurs
  • the month where the summer equinox occurs
  • The first moon phase

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