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What is the maramataka

the lunar calendar used by the Maori

Name 4 moon phases

Full, New, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, waxing gibbous, waning gibbous, waxing cresent, waning cresent

What happens when the moon moves into the Earths shadow?

Lunar Eclipse

What causes day and night?

The rotation of the Earth

What phase(s) of the moon create the largest (spring) tides?

New and Full

Does the moon rise in the North,East, South or West?

East

What causes a year?

The orbit of the Earth around the sun

What is the order of the sun, earth and moon during the New moon

Sun, moon, earth

What does waning mean in terms of the appearnce of the moon?

getting smaller

What causes the tides?

gravitational pull of the moon

What is the winter solstice?

When the day length is the shortest/ when the period of darkness is longest

What is the difference between an orbit and rotation?

orbit goes around something while a rotation is turning on an axis

What occurs in the night sky during Matariki

The star cluster Matariki appears in the sky just before dawn after a period of abscence from the night sky

What Is the time of equal day and night length called?

Equinox

What causes the Seasons?

The tilt of the Earth

what happens when the moon completely blocks the light from the sun?

solar eclipse

What is the name of the new moon in Te Reo

Whiro

If it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere what season is it in the southern hemisphere?

Winter