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What galaxy is Earth located in?
The Milky Way
What is the difference between rotation and revolution
Rotation is Earth spinning around its axis and revolution is the motion of Earth around the Sun
What are the 4 seasons?
Winter, Spring, Fall, Summer
How many days does it take for the Moon to do one revolution around Earth?
about 27
Does the Moon produce its own light?
No the light is reflected from the Sun
What causes the seasons?
Earths tilt on its axis
What object revolves around the Earth?
Moon
How many days does it take the Earth to make one revolution around the Sun?
365 days
What is Earth's axis?
The imaginary line around which the Earth rotates
Explain what happens on a summer solstice
The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year. The Earth is tilting as close to the sun as possible for the Northern Hemisphere.
What kind of galaxy is the Milky Way?
a spiral galaxy
Are there more or less hours of sunlight during the Summer?
More hours of sunlight during the Summer
How much of the Moon is always lit up by the Sun?
50%
What happens during a Solar Eclipse?
What does the Earth revolve around?
Sun
If the light is on the right side of the moon is it waxing or waning?
Waxing
What happens during an equinox
The hours of day and night are equal
The sun
Which way should the Earth be tilting when it is Winter for the northern hemisphere.
The Earth should be tilting away from the Sun so that it is winter for the Northern Hemisphere and Summer for the Southern Hemisphere
Which Moon phases looks like a banana?
a Crescent
What lunar phase does it have to be for a lunar eclipse to occur?
Full Moon
Why do we see different Moon phases?
Because the angle of the sunlight hitting changes as the Moon orbits around Earth
What part of Earth usually stays warm all year round
the equator
How does the Moon cause the tides?
The Moon's gravity pulls on the Earth's oceans
What lunar phase does it have to be for a solar eclipse to happen?
New Moon