THE EARTH
This imaginary line goes through the North Pole and South Pole and Earth spins around it.
Earth’s axis?
The different shapes of the Moon we see from Earth.
Moon Phases
A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky.
Constellations
Day and night are caused by this movement of Earth.
Rotation
A Moon phase where only a small curved sliver is visible.
Crescent Moon
the spinning of Earth that takes about 24 hours.
rotation
The Moon phase when we cannot see the Moon from Earth.
new Moon
These appear in long curved paths in photos of the night sky because Earth rotates.
Star Trails
This is the direction that the sun rises and sets in the sky
A Moon phase where exactly half the Moon looks lit.
quarter moon
The movement of Earth going around the Sun that takes 365 days.
revolution
The moon phase in which the earth is in between the moon and sun
full moon
Different parts of the earth see different constellations depending on what part of earth they are on this part of earth is called a what
Hemisphere
the side of Earth facing the Sun experiences this.
daytime
A Moon phase where more than half the Moon is visible but it isn’t full.
Gibbous Moon
The path that Earth follows as it travels around the Sun.
Orbit
his word describes when the visible part of the Moon is getting bigger.
Waxing
List 3 examples of constellations
Orion, Ursa Major, Gemini, Cancer, etc....
This tool uses the Sun and shadows to tell time.
Sundial
This term describes when the visible part of the Moon is getting smaller.
Waning
These changes in weather during the year are caused by Earth’s tilt and revolution.
Seasons
Sunrise and sunset
This is The reason star trails appear to move across the sky.
Rotation of Earth
On what day does the northern hemisphere experience the most sunlight
June 21st
This space event happens when one object moves into the shadow of another.
Eclipse