The rotation of the moon and earth around the sun. the sunlight bounces off of the moon and depending on where we are we see different parts of it.
100
what months does winter occur in.
Parts of December, all of November, all of February, and part of march.
100
why is a year 365 days?
It takes the earth 365 days to travel one complete time around the sun.
200
partial?
Something that isn't total
200
The path of a celestial body or artificial satellite as it revolves around another body due to their mutual gravitational attraction.
What is an orbit?
200
what are the main phases of the moon?
New moon, 1st quarter, full moon, third quarter
200
what are the beginnings of the seasons called.
Hint: the winter_______, the spring_______, The summer______, and the fall _______
The winter solstice, the spring equinox, the summer solstice, and the fall equinox.
200
why do we have leap years?
because the earth really goes around the sun in 365.25 days. so at the end of four years, they take those four quarters and put it together into a whole day.
300
The umbra
What is the darkest part of a shadow
300
a groalar bear a wholphin are two examples of this.
What is a hybrid
300
what's the difference between waxing and waning?
Waxing is when the moon is getting bigger. Waning is when the moon is getting smaller.
300
what causes the winter and summer solstice?
they occur when either of the hemispheres are tilted toward the sun
300
how long does it take the moon to do 1 cycle?(a.k.a. a lunar month)
What is 29 or 29.5 days.
400
what is our galaxy and what is contained in our galaxy. list all three.
milky way. a collection of stars, gas, and dust.
400
what is the movement of one object around the center of another object?
What is revolution
400
when the moon is a waxing gibbous, what side of the moon is dark.
what is the left side of the moon
400
how do the equinoxes happen?
when neither of the hemispheres are directly tilted toward the sun.
400
why is a day 24 hours?
It takes the earth 24 hours to do one complete rotation on it's axis.
500
designated tides midway between high and low tides that contain the least hieght.
What are Neaptides
500
what tides occur when the sun and moon are on the same side of the earth or the opposite side.
springtides
500
what are all 8 of the phases of the moon in order
What is new moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter, waning crescent.
500
If the northern hemisphere is facing away from the sun, what season is it in the southern hemisphere
What is summer
500
what planets days are longer than their years and why?
Venus, because it takes longer to complete one rotation on it's axis than it does to make one rotation around the earth.