Rotation vs Revolution
Moon Phases
Seasons
Labeling
Miscellaneous
100
When the Earth spins on its axis
What is Rotation?
100
This is another word for growing or increasing
What is waxing?
100
This is the reason why we experience different seasons throughout the year.
What is the Earth's Tilt as it revolves/orbits around the sun?
100
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What is Axis?
100
The oval shaped orbit the Earth travels on when revolving around the Sun
What is an ellipse?
200
When the Earth orbits around the Sun
What is Revolution?
200
When the sun illuminates the entire face of the moon visible to Earth.
What is a Full Moon?
200
If it is Fall in the Northern Hemisphere, like right now, then it must be this season in the Southern Hemisphere right now
What is Spring season?
200
The phase furthest from the Sun.
What is Full Moon?
200
This takes about 365.25 days on Earth
What is a revolution around the sun?
300
When the Sun appears to rise and set in different locations
What is apparent motion?
300
You can tell the phase is a waning crescent, if the light is showing up from this side.
What is from the left side?
300
When the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing Winter, they are receiving this type of sunlight.
What is indirect sunlight?
300
This season for the Southern Hemisphere
What is Summer?
300
This amount of the moon is always lit up by the Sun.
What is half?
400
This causes the constellations to appear only in specific seasons
What is Revolution?
400
What is a waxing gibbous?
400
The Earth revolves around the Sun in this direction
What is counterclockwise?
400
The pink arrow is describing this type of pull.
What is gravitational?
400
This celestial object has a greater impact on the Earth's tides
What is the moon?
500
This causes us to experience 12 hour days and 12 hour nights
What is Rotation?
500
If tonight is a new moon, then we will see this phase in a week.
What is First Quarter Phase?
500
If the summer solstice is the hottest day of the year for NJ, the the Earth would be located here in its orbit.
What is on the left of the Sun, tilted toward the Sun?
500
This model shows this type of Eclipse.
What is a Solar Eclipse
500
The Moon has a reddish glow during this rare phenomenon
What is a lunar eclipse?