Sun, Earth, Moon 1
The Earth takes about this amount of time to revolve around the sun?
365 1/4 days
True/False The Moon is a planet.
False
Mr. Pleasant looked up one night and saw a full moon. This is the length of time until he can see a full moon again?
What is ONE MONTH?
The shape of the moon seems to change because...?
The moon revolves around Earth
The Moon phase that comes directly after the new moon is the.....
the waxing crescent
What Moon phase occurs when the Moon is completely lit as seen from Earth?
Full Moon
Earth rotates on its axis once every ...
24 hours
A Rocky sphere that travels around a planet
This causes the terminator to change locations.
What happens to the terminator line as the Moon orbits around the Earth and we are able to see more or less of the half that is illuminated?
Why does the moon appear at night?
It reflects light from the sun
The percentage of the Moon that is visible during the first quarter phase.
50%
Why does the Moon appear to change shape over the course of a month?
Because we see different portions of the Moon lit by the Sun as it orbits Earth
The Earth's rotation causes .........
day and night
Terminator
What is the imaginary line between light and dark on the moon called?
This word means to shine light onto something or make visible
How many days does it take to see all of the phases of the moon?
28 days
The moon phase where the moon is not visible on Earth
What is the NEW MOON?
Which Moon phase comes right after a Half moon (First Quarter)
Waxing Gibbous
In Straight Lines
How does light from the sun travel?
The relative size of things
This is the border between light and dark on the moon
Waxing means the light is _______________ and waning means the light is ___________________.
Waxing means the light is increasing and waning means the light is decreasing.
In a waning moon, the light is on the....
right
Which Moon phase comes right after a half moon (Last Quarter / 3rd Quarter)
Waning Crescent
Another name for rotation is .........
spinning or turning
The star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system.
What is the sun?
During which principle lunar phase is the moon not visible on Earth?
New Moon
The near circular path a smaller object takes around a larger object
What is orbit?
In a waxing moon, the light is on the...
left
During which Moon phase do we see exactly half of the Moon’s illuminated side?
First Quarter or Third (Last) Quarter