A full rotation of the Earth on its' axis is reffered to as a day. A day consists of ____ hours.
What is 24?
100
The moon orbits the______.
What is the Earth?
100
When you observe the Moon the physical image changes. The changes are referred to as the ______ of the Moon.
What are Phases?
200
Due to the ________ rotation of the Earth the Sun appears to rise in the _____.
What is counterclockwise and East?
200
While the moon is orbiting the Earth, the Earth and Moon are orbiting
What is the Sun?
200
When we observe the Moon it is visible due to the _____ of the Sun's rays.
What is reflection?
300
Though close to a circle the Earth's orbit is referred to as being ______.
What is elliptical?
300
The Moon orbits the Earth in _____ days
What is 29 1/2?
300
When the Moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun this phase is known as ________
What is a New Moon?
400
While rotating on its' axis it takes the Earth one year to fully orbit the _____.
What is the Sun?
400
As the Moon is orbiting the Earth it is rotating on its' axis. One rotation takes approximately _____ Earth days.
What is 27?
400
When the Earth is positioned between the Moon and the Sun this phase is known as a ________
What is a Full Moon?
500
The time, in days, it takes the Earth to complete one full orbit of the Sun.
What is 365 and 1/4 days?
500
Due to the fact that it takes the moon approximately the same time to orbit the Earth as it does to complete one rotation we always see the _____ side of the Moon.
What is the same?
500
The phases of the Moon are caused by its' _____ in relation to the _____