The moon and us
This phase occurs between the full moon and the third quarter
What is waning gibbous?
This type of eclipse happens when the moon completely blocks the sun
What is a solar eclipse?
This space telescope observes in infrared light
What is the James Webb Telescope?
The four planets located inside the asteroid belt
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars?
The tilt of Earth’s axis as it orbits the Sun causes these
What are seasons?
The number of tides that occur in one day
This causes a reddish glow of the moon during a total lunar eclipse
What is the Earth's atmosphere?
A vehicle that collects data (from distant objects in space)
What is a space probe?
Mars has seasons but is not as warm as Earth due to having a smaller one of these
What is atmosphere?
The length of time it takes for the Earth to complete one full rotation
What is 24 hours?
The phase where half of the Moon is illuminated, leading up to the Full Moon
What is first quarter?
This type of shadow is cast by Earth during a lunar eclipse that makes the moon appear darker
What is Umbra?
Large space telescope and camera in earth's orbit to study space
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
A bright streak of light caused when a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up
What is a meteor?
The solar system formed from this, a large cloud of gas and dust in space
The tilt of the moon’s orbit is called this
What is inclination?
The type of lunar eclipse that occurs when a portion of the Moon passes through the Earth's umbral shadow
What is the partial eclipse?
The term for the bending and distorting of light
What is refraction?
If a comet passes close to the Sun, the tail does this
What is grows longer?
The process where gravity pulls together gases and matter to form stars and planets such as Earth.
What is accretion?
We see this phase as a thin crescent of light on the left
What is waning crescent?
We don't have lunar eclipses every month, even though the moon is full once every 29.5 days due to this
What is the moon's orbit tilt?
This instrument breaks light into colors to study the chemical composition of celestial objects
What are Spectroscopes?
This shape best describes the orbits of planets around the sun
What is elliptical?
the Sun's primary source of energy during the formation of the solar system
What is nuclear fusion?