Moon Phases0
The Moon rotates on its _____ and revolves around this planet
What is axis and Earth?
The moon seems to shine because it reflects this
What is sunlight?
This is how many main phases the Moon has.
What is 8?
“This happens when the Sun’s light hits the Earth at a low angle, spreading out and giving us weaker, low-intensity light.”
A) What is direct sunlight?
B) What is reflected sunlight?
C) What is indirect sunlight?
D) What is artificial light?
C) What is indirect sunlight?
During the Third/Last Quarter Moon, which sides of the Moon are lighted and dark?
A. Right side is lighted, left side is dark
B. Left side is lighted, right side is dark
C. Both sides are lighted
D. Both sides are dark
B. Left side is lighted, right side is dark
This is what changes as the Moon orbits around Earth, making it look different in the sky.
What are the Moon’s phases?
The Moon’s orbit around Earth makes it look like it is changing this.
What is its shape (or phases)?
What season is it when the earth is tilted away from the sun in New York?
It is winter.
What is an Axis?
an imaginary line through the center of an object
What is a system?
A set of parts that work together.
This is how many days it takes the Moon to rotate once on its axis.
about a month
This causes us to see the Moon’s shape change by showing different amounts of its lit side.
What is the angle of the Sun’s light on the Moon?
During Summer, NYC is tilted _______ the Sun
During this phase, the lighted side of the Moon is fully facing Earth.
What is the Full Moon?
This type of eclipse happens when Earth casts a shadow on the Moon, making the Moon appear dark.
What is a lunar eclipse?
The Moon’s rotation takes the same amount of time as its orbit around this planet.
What is Earth?
The different angels we see the lighted part of the moon is called this
What is phases of the Moon?
This happens when the Sun’s light hits the Earth at a high angle, close to 90 degrees, giving us strong, focused light.
A) What is indirect sunlight?
B) What is direct sunlight?
C) What is reflected sunlight?
D) What is scattered sunlight?
B) What is direct sunlight?
This phase comes right before a Waning Gibbous.
What is a Full Moon?
This type of eclipse occurs when the Moon casts a shadow on Earth, making the Sun appear to go dark.
What is a solar eclipse?
The same side of the Moon always _____ Earth
What is faces?
A complete cycle of moon phases takes this many days
What is 29.5 days?
Waxing means this
What is increasing or growing larger?
Waning means this
What is decreasing or smaller?
This is the number of days it takes the Moon to complete one rotation.
about a month