Moon Phases
What Phase is the side of the moon that is lit up is facing the sun and the dark side is facing the Earth?
New Moon
September 22-23 what Solstice/Equinox is it?
Autumnal Equinox
What is a spherical
It's a round, three dimensional object
How long is one revolution?
364.25 Days
How many Phases are their
8 Phases
The entire right-half of the moon is illuminated and the moon continues to "Grow"?
Waxing 1st Quarter
June 20-22 what Solstice/Equinox is it
Summer Solstice
what is an axis
an imaginary vertical line around which the earth spins
How long is one rotation?
24 hours
How many properties of Earth are their
5 Properties
After being full, now the moon is "Shrinking in size" It is more than halfway lit, but now the right side appears dark?
Waning Gibbous
December 21-22 what Solstice/Equinox is it?
Winter Solstice
what is a rotation
the spinning of earth on its axis
What protects us from solar radiation by trapping particles from the sun?
Atmosphere
What is an ellipse
Opposite a waxing crescent, the left side of the moon is illuminated and resembles a smile?
Waning Crescent
March 20-21 what Solstice/Equinox is it?
Vernal Equinox
what does atmosphere mean
it protects us from radiation
What is a revolution?
Earth's orbit around the sun.
True/False: is the hemisphere tilted towards the sun
True it is tilted towards the sun
During this phase, the entire left half of the moon is illuminated and the entire right half is dark.
Waning last Quarter
What is the meaning of Equinox
A equinox occurs when the sun is directly above Earth's equator. The day and night hours are nearly the same.
what is a magnetic field
a magnetic field is always changing
What is the imaginary vertical line around which Earth spins?
Axis
Who believed that the earth was round
Aristotle