Vocabulary
Eclipses
Earth
Moons
Seasons Eclipse
Earth
Earth
100
To shine light on an object and make it visible
Illuminate
100
In order for a lunar or solar eclipse to occur what needs to happen?
the sun, moon, and Earth are in a straight line
100
What is the movement of Earth around the sun called?
Revolution
100
A rocky sphere that travels around a planet.
Moon
100
A lunar eclipse
200
An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler and easier to see.
Model
200
Moon passes between the Sun and Earth
Solar Eclipse
200
Which statement below best describes the length of time it takes for the Earth to revolve once around the sun?
365 days
200
A moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth.
Crescent Moon
200
If it is spring in the southern hemisphere what season is it in the northern hemisphere
Fall
300
The nearly circular path a small object travels around a larger object
Orbit
300
Earth comes between the Sun and Moon
Lunar Eclipse
300
Which of the following best describes why the Earth has four seasons?
Due to the tilt of the Earth
300
A moon phase in which the moon is not visible from Earth
New Moon
300
What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere
Summer
400
The border between light and dark on the Moon
Terminator
400
Name two Kinds of Lunar Eclipses
Total Lunar Eclipse, And Partial Lunar Eclipse
400
Which of the following correctly describes the movement of the Earth, moon, and sun
moon revolves around Earth, Earth revolves around sun
400
A moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
Gibbous
400
Where can you see a total solar eclipse
In the Moons Umbra
500
the relative size of things
Scale
500
What happens to Northern Hemisphere in September?
It experiences Fall
500
The spinning of Earth on its axis is called
Rotation
500
A moon outside our solar system
Exomoon
500
The motion of Earth around the Sun most affects
cycle of the seasons