Phases of the Moon
This phase appears when the moon is directly between earth and the sun
New Moon
Because the moon doesn't spin, we never see this
The far side of the moon
These 2 planets have no moons
Mercury and Venus
From almost everywhere on Earth, the sun appears to rise in this direction
East
This is where a star is born
Nebula
This phase comes right after the full moon
Waning Gibbus
While there is no flowing water, the moon does have this found in some craters that sunlight never touches
Ice
This planet takes the longest to orbit around the sun (165 years!)
Neptune
Earth spins in this direction
Counterclockwise
When a star collapses, there is an explosion called this. After, gravity creates a black hole
Supernova
This phase occurs right before the first quarter
Waxing crescent
The light parts of the moon are called this. Named for the land!
Terrae
The inner and outer planets are separated by this
Asteroid belt
This area around Earth receives the most sunlight, all year round
Equator
This star can always be seen on the northern part of the sky
Polaris
If New Moon is counted as the 1st phase, this phase would come as the 7th phase
Waning Crescent
The dark parts of the moon are called this. Named for the sea
Maria
Because the outer planets are mostly made up of hydrogen, helium, and liquids, they are called these
Gas Giants
When Earth's tilt is sideways relating to the sun, we call it this. Which happens in the spring and fall
Equinox
The big and little dipper are not constellations, but are instead these, which are only a portion of a larger constellation
Asterism
These two moon phases both have an equal amount of dark to light, as seen from Earth
1st Quarter and 3rd (last) Quarter
The moon does not have this feature that Earth does, which allows for wind and rain to change the surface
Atmosphere
All outer planets have this key feature around them
Planetary Rings
If Earth's axis is tilted directly towards the sun, we give it this name in the SOUTHERN Hemisphere
Winter Solstice
Constellations that can be seen all year long are called these
Circumpolar Constellations