Earth
Sun
Moon
Miscellaneous
Vocabulary
100

The Earth is a ________.

Planet

100
The word "solar" refers to this object.
What is the "sun"?
100

It takes this long for the moon to revolve completely around the Earth.

What is 28 days or about a month?

100

What color is a fulllunar eclipse?

Red

100

What is the difference between rotating and orbiting?

Teacher's Discretion

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 lines that goes from North to South

What is lines of longitude?

300

What is the line of 0 degrees latitude on Earth?

The Equator

300
The sun rises in this direction.
What is the "east"?
300

During this phase of the moon, we can see a lunar eclipse

What is a "full moon"?

300

How many phases of the moon are there?

8.

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

What is the main line of longitude on Earth?

Prime Meridian

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

The moon is a ___________.

Sattelite

400

We have this special day every 4 years in February because it takes the Earth a certain amount of time to revolve around the sun.

What is "Leap Year Day"?

400
As we see less and less of the lit part of the moon, we say that it is doing this.
What is "waning"?
500
The Earth takes this long to revolve around the sun.
What is 365 1/4 days?
500

If you are in the path of a total solar eclipse, what is the name of the path that you are in?

The path of totality

500

Craters leave lines on the surface after they hit the moon. What are those lines called?

Rays

500

Why do the moon and Sun appear the same size in the sky?

The distance of the moon is closer than the distance of the sun, but the sun is much larger

500

This type of eclipse shows a "ring of fire".

What is an annular

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