Moon Phases
Our home galaxy
Milky Way
One rotation of Earth
365.25
Sun, moon and earth
How long does it take for the moon to cycle through all it's phases?
29.5 days
What is a star?
An object that produces its own heat and light
What is a revolution?
The Earth takes one year to make one of these around the sun
Sun, Earth and Moon
Lunar Eclipse
How many moon phases are there?
8
The center of the solar system
What is the sun?
What is rotation on its axis?
Day and night are caused by this movement of the Earth
These changes are caused by Earth’s tilt on its axis and its revolution around the sun
Seasons
What type of moon is between Earth and sun
New moon
What type of energy does the sun give off
Heat and Light
Earth’s path around the sun
Orbit
True or False:
Summer is the hottest as it is closer to Sun
False: Gets more direct rays
What moon phase comes after a full moon?
Waning gibbous
The force that keeps the planets in their orbit
Gravity
Difference between moon and planet
planet revolves around a star; moon revolves around a planet
The dark center of the eclipse shadow is called a...
Umbra