Earth
It takes this long for the moon to revolve completely around the Earth.
What is 27.3 days or about a month?
This keeps the Earth and moon in their orbits.
What is "gravity"?
This word describes the Earth spinning continuously.
What is "rotating"?
The sun is a big fiery ball of gas called this.
What is a "star"?
Solar refers to the sun. This term refers to the moon.
What is "lunar"?
It takes this long for the Earth to complete on full rotation.
What is 24 hours?
The moon's phases cause the sea level to rise and fall twice each day is known as what?
What is the "tides"?
The sun is approximately this many years old.
What is the "4.6 billion"?
During this phase of the moon, we can see no light from the moon.
What is a "new moon"?
This object is used to study far away objects in the sky.
What is a "telescope"?
This term is used to describe the phase of the moon when we see all of the lit side.
What is "full moon"?
This occurs when the moon moves between the sun and the Earth, blocking some the the sun's light.
What is a "solar eclipse"?
During what part of the month does sunlight reflect off the moon's surface?
What is "sunlight reflects off the moon's surface all month long"?
The sun appears higher in the sky during this time of year because of the tilt of the earth.
What is "summer"?
As we see less and less of the lit part of the moon, we say that it is doing this.
What is "waning"?
The imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole.
What is the "axis"?
This is how the sun's rays strike the Earth in the summer.
What is "directly"?
The moon affects this part of the Earth, changing it daily on our beaches.
What is the "ocean tide"?
What is an "orbit"?
As we see more and more of the lit part of the moon, we say that it is doing this.
What is the "waxing"?