It's Just A Phase
Caused by the Moon's orbit/revolution around Earth
What are Moon Phases or the Lunar Cycle?
What is an eclipse?
The United States is located in this Hemisphere?
What is the Northern Hemisphere?
Earth orbiting the sun is an example
What is Revolution?
A Total Solar Eclipse can only occur during this lunar phase
What is a New Moon?
Happens when the Moon is straight between the Sun and the Earth
What is a Solar Eclipse?
I'm tilted at approximately 23.5 degrees on my axis
What is planet Earth?
Earth spinning on it's axis is an example
What is Rotation?
This amount of the moon is always reflecting sunlight
What is 50% or half of the moon?
When the moon is perfectly lined between the Sun and Earth and cast a shadow on Earth, this can occur
Why the Northern Hemisphere is cold in the winter time
What is the North Hemisphere is receiving less direct sunlight?
Takes Earth 365 days to complete
Revolve/Orbit around the Sun
The number of days it takes the moon to go through a complete Lunar Cycle
What is 29 to 30 days?
Uhmmm, I'm the innermost part of an eclipses shadow
What is an Umbra?
Caused by Earth's tilt on it's axis
What are Seasons (Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall)?
Earth spinning on it's axis is an example of this
What is Rotation?
This moon phase occurs about 7 days after a New Moon
What is a First Quarter Moon?
Solar Eclipses can be viewed in way less places than these type of Eclipses
What is a Lunar Eclipse?
Causes the Seasons on Earth
The Moon orbiting the Earth is an example of this
What is Revolution?