Vocabulary
When the moon's shadow appears on Earth's surface
What is a solar eclipse?
Earth makes one complete revolution around the sun every______________
What is 365 days?
we can see the moon because of this
daily rise and fall of sea level
What is tide?
seasons are caused by this
What is the tilt in Earth's axis?
large, dark, flat areas on the moon
What are marias?
the line on which an object rotates
What is the rotation axis?
the moon revolves around this
What is the Earth?
occurs when the moon moves into Earth's shadow
What is lunar eclipse?
one complete rotation of Earth takes this long
What is 24 hours?
a spinning motion
What is rotation?
What is east to west across the sky?
more of the moon's near side is lit
What is waxing phase?
you have to be here in order to see a total eclipse
What is the umbra?
winter happens when Earth is this distance from the sun
What is the closest?
the motion of one object around another
What is revolution?
a day when Earth's rotation axis is leaning along Earth's orbit, neither toward nor away from the sun
What is an equinox?
the portion of the moon or a planet reflecting light as seen from Earth is called this
What is a phase?
lighter part of a shadow where sun is partially blocked
What is the penumbra?
this is the amount of time it takes the moon to revolve around the Earth
What is 27.3 days?
the path an object follows as it moves around another object
What is orbit?
a day when Earth's rotation axis is the most toward or away from the sun
What is a solstice?
less of the moon's near side is lit
What is waning phase?
solar eclipses can occur during this time
What is a new moon?
this half of the moon is lit in the waxing phase/first quarter moon
What is right?