Eclipses
When one solar system object passes between the Sun and another object
What is an Eclipse?
New Moon, Waning Crescent Moon, Last Quarter Moon, Waning Gibbous Moon, Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous Moon, First Quarter Moon, Waxing Crescent Moon, New Moon
What are phases of the moon?
Time needed for Earth to complete one rotation around its axis
What is a day?
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Occurs when the moon passes through Earth’s shadow
What is a lunar eclipse?
When Earth is most tilted toward or away from the sun.
What is a solstice?
Period of time in which Earth makes one revolution around the Sun
What is a year?
Occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun’s light from Earth
What is a solar eclipse?
When day and night are of equal length
What is an equinox?
The oval-shaped path followed by planets, including Earth, around the Sun
What is an elliptical orbit?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
What does NASA stand for?
The amount of sunlight that the earth receives as it revolves around the sun due to the tilt of the Earth’s axis
What are seasons?