Sun
This is the center of our solar system.
Sun
This term describes Earth's yearly trip around the Sun. The spinning on Earth's axis
Revolution and rotation
The moon reflects this from the sun.
light
This type of eclipse happens when the moon blocks the sun.
solar
a ________ A BODY THAT ORBITS A PLANET
satellite (natural)
The sun produces this through nuclear fusion.
energy
Earth is tilted at this angle on its axis.
23.5 degrees
These are the different shapes of the moon we see each month.
phases of the moon
This type of eclipse happens when the Earth blocks sunlight from the moon.
lunar
Who proposed that all the plates were once connected called Pangea
Alfred Wegner
The sun’s gravity keeps these objects in orbit around it.
planets
there are two model systems of the solar system. A sun centered and an Earth system. Which model is incorrect and what is its name
Geocentric
This is when we can’t see the moon at all.
new moon
You should never look directly at this type of eclipse.
solar
What are the five spheres
biosphere, cryosphere, atmostphere, lithosphere/geosphere, hydrosphere
The sun appears to rise in this direction each morning.
east
These are the two times in the year when one hemisphere gets the most or least sunlight.
Solstice
These are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon.
tides
Eclipses do not happen every month because of this.
the tilt of the moon's orbit
Who created the theory of plate tectonics
J. Tuzo Wilson
This layer of the sun is visible during a solar eclipse.
corona
Earth rotates from this direction to this direction.
west to east
This is the amount of time it takes for the moon to orbit Earth once.
27 days
The darkest part of an eclipse’s shadow is called this.
umbra
The part of the mantle called the _____________________ is made of soft rock that bends like plastic. Who
asthenosphere