Seasons
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This and That
100
This causes the Earth's seasons.
What is the tilt of the Earth?
100
It takes this long for the moon to revolve completely around the Earth.
What is 29 days or about a month?
100

This part of the sun that is seen around the edge of the moon during a solar eclipse.

What is the "corona"?

100
This keeps the Earth and moon in their orbits.
What is "gravity"?
200

When the earth is Tilted away from the Earth, why do we experience cooler temperatures?

What is a indirect sunlight?

200
The sun is a big fiery ball of gas called this.
What is a "star"?
200
We have this special day every 4 years in February because it takes the Earth 365 and 1/4 days to revolve around the sun.
What is "Leap Year Day"?
200
It takes this long for the Earth to complete on full rotation.
What is 24 hours?
300
The Earth takes this long to revolve around the sun.
What is 365 1/4 days?
300
During this phase of the moon, we can see no light from the moon.
What is a "new moon"?
300
This word describes the Earth spinning continuously.
What is "rotating"?
300
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
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
As we see less and less of the lit part of the moon, we say that it is doing this.
What is "waning"?
400
This imaginary line goes from the North Pole to the South Pole of the Earth.
What is the "axis"?
500

On June 21st, we experience the longest day of the year called

What is the "summer solstice"?

500
The moon affects this part of the Earth, changing it daily on our beaches.
What is the "ocean tide"?
500

This imaginary line splits the northern and southern hemispheres

What is the "equator"

500
This term is used to describe the phase of the moon when we see all of the lit side.
What is "full moon"?
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