Earth
This word describes the spin on a planet on its axis
Rotation
During the winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the Earth's axis is tilted _______ from the sun.
away
Why does the temperature vary on the Moon?
No atmosphere
Tides are caused by..
the pull of gravity by the sun and moon
When all the moon's surface that faces the Earth is lit up.
Full moon
How long does it take for Earth to complete one rotation?
one day or 24 hours
What shape does the Earth orbit around the sun?
ellipse
What do waning and waxing mean?
Waning = shrinking
Waxing = growing
Umbra
waning Moon phase in which only one-half of the lighted side of the Moon can be seen from Earth
third quarter
The rotation of Earth on its axis causes this.
day and night.
It takes 365 and 1/4 days for earth to do a _______ around the sun
Revolution
This phase occurs when the lit half of the Moon is facing away from Earth.
New Moon.
True or false? Depending on the time of the month we can see either the near side of the moon or the far side
False
waxing Moon phase in which one-half of the Moon's lighted side can be seen from Earth
first quarter
What is the main cause of seasons on earth?
Earths tilt on its axis
What kind of weather would you expect in Australia in September / October?
Beginning of Spring
What phase of the moon is between a New Moon and First Quarter moon?
Waxing Crescent
T/f People are more likely to see a total lunar eclipse than a total solar eclipse.
True!
when the moon is between the Earth and the sun and cannot be seen at night.
new moon
What is the difference between a solstice and an equinox?
Solstice = where the Sun is furthest North/South of the Equation
Equinox = equal about of sunlight
What do we call when the Sun, Earth, and moon are aligned and the moon creates a shadow on the Earth?
A solar eclipse
if you followed the compass needle, pointing north you would end up at the_________
magnetic North Pole
What do we call the blocking of sunlight to the moon when earth is directly between the sun and the moon?
Lunar Eclipse
hollow area formed on the Moon by an object striking its surface
impact basin or impact crater