Moon Phases
Eclipses
Seasons
Earth's Orbit
Moon's Orbit
100
What phase of the moon is this?
Full moon
100
What kind of eclipse is this?
Solar
100
Which earth represents summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
Far left
100
What causes seasons on earth?
The earth's tilt on it's axis
100
What does "wane" mean?
To shrink
200
What is the phase of the moon?
New Moon
200
What type of eclipse is this?
Solar
200
Which earth represents winter in the Northern Hemisphere?
Far right
200
How long is one rotation of earth?
24 hours
200
What does "wax" mean?
To grow
300
What phase of the moon is this?
First Quarter
300
What phase does the moon have to be in for a lunar eclipse to occur?
Full
300
Which earth represents spring?
Top
300
How long is one revolution of earth?
365 days
300
How long is the complete lunar cycle?
28-29 days
400
What phase of the moon this?
Waxing crescent
400
What phase of the moon does it need to be for a solar eclipse to occur?
New
400
What earth represents the fall?
Bottom
400
Explain the difference between rotation and revolution
Rotation is spinning on an axis, revolution is orbiting around another object
400
What is the phase between quarter moon and full moon called?
Gibbous
500
What moon phase is this?
Waning Gibbous
500
What is the darkest part of the moon's shadow called?
Umbra
500
Some places on earth have periods of time where the sun never goes below the horizon. Around what event does this occur?
The summer solstice
500
What degree is the earth tilted?
23 degrees
500
Explain why we can only ever see one side of the moon
Because it rotates at the same speed that it revolves, so one side is always facing away from us