Earth
Lunar Phases
Seasons
Moon
Eclipses
100
The imaginary line that divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the equator
100
The first phase after the new moon is the...
What is waxing crescent
100
If Earth were straight up and down we wouldn't experience seasons on our orbit around the sun. What causes the seasons?
What is Earth's tilt
100
The length it takes for the moon to revolve around Earth
What is 27.3 days
100
When the sun, moon, and Earth are in perfect alignment and the Earth's shadow is cast upon the moon, it is called:
What is a Lunar Eclipse
200
The time it takes for Earth to rotate
What is 24 hours
200
If the light is on the right the moon is...
What is growing or waxing.
200
If the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, they are experiencing this season
What is winter
200
Not having this is why the moon has extreme temperatures
What is an atmoshpere
200
When the sun, moon, and Earth are in perfect alignment and the moon casts a shadow on the Earth it is called:
What is a Solar Eclipse
300
The direction Earth rotates and revolves around the Sun
What is counter clockwise
300
The phase before the new moon is the...
What is the waning crescent.
300
If the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun it is experiencing this season
What is summer
300
This is why one side of the moon faces the Earth
What is the moon rotates and revolves at the same speed.
300
The part of the shadow where you can see a total eclipse is
What is the umbra
400
24 hours of darkness occurs here during the winter and 24 hours of light during the summer
What is the North and South Poles
400
When the moon is aligned with the sun, with Earth in between, we see this phase
What is the Full Moon
400
A hemisphere receives this kind of sunlight in winter
What is Indirect Sunlight
400
The number of phases the moon goes through in a month.
What is 8 phases
400
The part of the shadow where you can see a partial eclipse is the
What is penumbra
500
The direction the stars in the night sky, the moon, and the sun appear to move from _____ to _____
What is East to West
500
When the moon is aligned with the sun, with the moon in between, we see this phase
What is the New Moon
500
This is the reason spring and fall have similar weather
What is the Earth is neither tilted toward or away from the sun during these seasons
500
Scientists estimate the moon was formed this long ago
What is 4.5 billion years ago
500
A solar eclipse can only occur during this moon phase
What is New Moon
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