Earth
Sun
Moon
This and That
Vocabulary
100
This causes the Earth's seasons.
What is the tilt of the Earth?
100

The word "solar" refers to this object in Space.

What is the "sun"?

100
It takes this long for the moon to revolve completely around the Earth.
What is 29 days or about a month?
100
This keeps the Earth and moon in their orbits.
What is "gravity"?
100

This word describes the Earth spinning continuously.

What is "rotating"?

200
The shape of the Earth
What is a "sphere"?
200
The sun is a big fiery ball of gas called this.
What is a "star"?
200
Solar refers to the sun. This term refers to the moon.
What is "lunar"?
200
It takes this long for the Earth to complete on full rotation.
What is 24 hours?
200
This imaginary line goes from the North Pole to the South Pole of the Earth.
What is the "axis"?
300

The Earth takes this long to revolve around the sun.

What is 365 1/4 days?

300

The sun's rays hit this part of the Earth more directly.

What is the "equator"?

300
During this phase of the moon, we can see no light from the moon.
What is a "new moon"?
300

These terms are used to describe the shadows created during eclipses.

What is "Penumbra and Umbra"?

300
This term is used to describe the phase of the moon when we see all of the lit side.
What is "full moon"?
400
When it is winter in North America, it is this in Australia.
What is "summer"?
400
This occurs when the moon moves between the sun and the Earth, blocking some the the sun's light.
What is a "solar eclipse"?
400
During this process, the moon moves through the Earth's shadow, and cannot be seen for a short time.
What is a "lunar eclipse"?
400

True or False. Everyone on Earth can see a Solar Eclipse.

False

400

This term is used to describe the Earth's Movement around the sun.

What is "Revolution"?

600
The imaginary line horizontally around the middle of the Earth.
What is the "equator"?
600
The sun rises in this direction.
What is the "east"?
600

What are the 8 phases of the moon?

New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent

600

The sun appears higher in the sky during this time of year because of the tilt of the earth.

What is "summer"?

600

When the sun is farthest north or south of the Equator it is known as a

What is "Solstice"?

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