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.
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
Which season is likely to occur when the earth is tilted toward the sun?
What is a "summer"?
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 rises in this direction.
What is the "east"?
300
During this phase of the moon, we can see no light from the moon.
What is a "new moon"?
300
When the earth tilts away from the sun?
What is "summer"?
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
Which season is likely to occur when the earth is not facing the sun?
What is "fall"?
400
What is influenced by the sun, moon, and gravity?
What are "tides"?
500
The imaginary line horizontally around the middle of the Earth.
What is the "equator"?
500
The season when Earth is facing the sun.
What is "spring"?
500
The various appearances of the moon due to its changing position are called.
What is "phases"?
500
The tilt of earth's axis causes?
What is "seasons"?
500
The time it takes Earth to complete a turn on its axis controls?
What is the "length of day"?
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