Star Stuff
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Moon Phases
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Vocabulary 2
Vocabulary 3
Vocabulary 4
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The largest star in our solar system
What is the sun?
100
If there is a full moon on September 15th about when do you thin the next third quarter moon will occur?
What is September 22nd?
100
phases of the Moon that have less of the lighted side showing each night
What is the waning moon?
100
phases of the Moon that have more of the lighted side showing each night
What is waxing moon?
100
Axis
What is the imaginary line through the center of the earth?
200
A cluster of stars that appear to follow a design
What is a constellation?
200
If there is a third quarter moon on October 21st, when was the last new moon?
What is September 30th?
200
when the left half of the visible Moon is illuminated.
What is the third quarter moon?
200
a form of energy from the Sun.
What is solar energy?
200
The four main points of a compass
What is cardinal directions (points)
300
The galaxy where our planet is located
What is the Milky Way?
300
Ir the full moon is on June 2nd, when is the next new moon?
What is June 16th?
300
when none of the visible Moon is illuminated.
What is the new moon?
300
the path an object takes as it revolves in a circle around another object.
What is an orbit
400
The name of a person who studies the universe
What is an astronomer?
400
If the first quarter moon is on August 15th, when was the last third quarter moon?
What is August 1st?
400
the sun with its nine planets and smaller bodies that move around the planets
What is the Solar System?
400
when a small part of the visible Moon can be seen.
What is the crescent moon
500
The distance from the Earth to the sun
What is 93 million miles?
500
What is it called when the moon passes between the earth and sun?
What is a solar eclipse?
500
to move around an object in a circle.
What is revolving?
500
when the right half of the visible Moon is illuminated.
What is the first quarter moon?
500
to spin in place.
What is rotate?
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