Vocabulary
What is the term for the time it takes for the Earth to complete one full spin on its axis?
Rotation
The Earth takes this many days to orbit the Sun.
365 days (365.25 days)
What is the phase of the Moon when it is completely dark called?
New Moon
What season comes after winter?
Spring
This process breaks down rocks into smaller pieces over time.
Weathering.
What is the term describes the Earth going around the Sun, this process takes 365.25 days.
Revolution
How many hours does it take for the Earth to rotate once?
24 hours
How many different phases does the Moon go through in a cycle?
8 phases
What season comes after summer?
Fall.
Wind, water, or ice moving rocks and soil from one place to another is called this.
Erosion.
What is term describes what causes the sun to shine on different latitudes of the Earth during different times of the year resulting in seasons.
Tilt.
What is one way people can observe the effects of seasons on nature?
By noting changes in plant growth or animal behavior.
What is the term for the phase when the Moon appears to be getting larger?
Waxing
What causes the changes in seasons?
The tilt of the Earth's axis and its orbit around the Sun.
This process happens when sediments stop moving and settle in a new place.
Deposition.
What term describes the moon gradually increases the part of the surface that is illuminated or seems to get bigger, until the full moon.
Waxing.
This invisible line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The Equator.
This phase comes after a full moon when the lit part starts to shrink.
Waning Gibbous
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is this season in the Southern Hemisphere.
Winter.
When water freezes in the cracks of rocks and breaks them apart, this type of weathering occurs.
Freezing and thawing.
What term describes one of the aspects of the moon as we see it from Earth, relating to how much of it is visible at different times of the months.
Phase
How does the angle of sunlight change throughout the seasons?
The angle changes, affecting the intensity and duration of sunlight.
During which phase does the Moon appear as a half-circle?
First Quarter or Last Quarter
How does the tilt of the Earth affect seasons?
It causes different parts of the Earth to receive more or less sunlight at different times of the year, creating seasons.
The Grand Canyon was shaped by what through millions of years of erosion.
The Colorado River (a river).