Seasons
Moon
Vocabulary
Eclipses
Other Facts you need to know!
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What season begins on December 21?
Winter
100
gibbous
100
Takes 24 hours
a. rotation of the earth
b. revolution of the earth
a. rotation of the earth
100
The earth's shadow is on the moon
a. Solar Eclipse
b. Lunar Eclipse
b. Lunar Eclipse
100
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
200
What season begins on June 21?
Summer
200
crescent
200
Takes 365 days
a. rotation of the earth
b. revolution of the earth
b. revolution of the earth
200
The moon's shadow on earth
a. Solar Eclipse
b. Lunar Eclipse
a. Solar Eclipse
200
As more of the lit side of the moon becomes visible, we say that the moon is ____________.
a. waning
b. waxing
b. waxing
300
Which of the following is responsible for the changing of seasons on Earth?
a. Orbit of Earth around the sun and rotation of Earth
b. Tilt of the axis of Earth and orbit of Earth around the sun
Tilt of the axis of Earth and orbit of Earth around the sun
300
What phase of the moon is when it is fully lit?
full moon
300
LUNAR
a. sun
b. moon
b. moon
300
partial shadow
a. penumbra
b. umbra
a. penumbra
300
After the full moon, we say the Moon is _______ as we see less and less of the lit side.
a. waning
b. waxing
a. waning
400
What occurs when the sun travels directly above the earth's equator?
a. Solstice
b. Equinox
b. Equinox
400
What phase of the moon is when it is totally dark?
new moon
400
SOLAR
a. sun
b. moon
a. sun
400
complete shadow
a.penumbra
b. umbra
b. umbra
400
What causes the tides? (choose 2)
a. the earth's orbit
b. the moon's gravity
c. the tilt of the earth
d. the earth's rotation
b. the moon's gravity
d. the earth's rotation
500
What season is it when the sun's rays are directed at the Tropic of Capricorn? (23.5 S)
Winter
500
True/False
Half the moon is always lit
True
500
Imaginary Line at 23.5 degrees N
a. tropic of Cancer
b. tropic of Capricorn
c. Equator
a. tropic of Cancer
500
What moon phase must it be in for a lunar eclipse to occur?
full moon
500
What moon phase must it be in for a solar eclipse to occur?
new moon