Moon Phases
What moon phase is it when the moon is fully lit up?
Full Moon
What is an umbra?
The darkest part of the shadow
What month does the summer solstice occur?
June
What month is the vernal equinox?
March
What is the corona?
The glow of the sun outside of the shape of the moon
What does waxing mean?
The right side is illuminated
What is a penumbra?
The lightest part of the shadow.
What month does the winter solstice occur?
December
What month does the autumnal equinox occur?
September
What moon phase occurs during a lunar eclipse?
Full Moon
What does gibbous mean?
More than half of the moon is lit up. The lit part is growing.
Solar Eclipse
The summer solstice has the ________ amount of sunlight in a day.
Most
Perpendicular
What moon phase occurs during a solar eclipse?
New Moon
What moon phase is it when the right side (half of the moon) is lit up?
First Quarter
What eclipse is it when the Earth is in between the moon and the sun?
Lunar Eclipse
After the winter solstice, the amount of daylight per day gets ________.
Longer
During both equinoxes, both hemispheres receive the same amount of _________.
Daylight
If you were standing in the penumbra shadow during a solar eclipse, what kind of eclipse would you see?
Partial Solar Eclipse
List the 8 moon phases in order starting with new moon.
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent
What causes Earth to change seasons?
The tilt of Earth on its axis as it revolves around the sun