Category 1
The Moon has eight main what?
phases
What comes right after waxing gibbous moon phase?
Full Moon
The sun is a what?
Star
A(n) _____ is the regular path the Earth travels on around the Sun.
Orbit
We have daytime and nighttime because of Earth's _____.
Rotation
What direction does the sun rise in?
East
A(n) ________ is a large body of rock or gas that revolves around a star.
Planet
The earth's seasons are caused by what?
The Earth tilting on its axis.
What does it take the Earth 365 days to complete?
Revolution
The moon has many _____ formed by rocks crashing into surfaces.
Craters
What do we call moving around another object?
Revolving
What direction does the Sun set in?
West
A hot, glowing ball of gas is a what?
Star
How many planets are there?
Eight
What does it take the Earth 24 hours to complete?
Rotation
The Earth _____ on its axis.
tilts
A pattern or picture outlined by stars is called a what?
Constellation
Why does the moon appear to glow in the sky?
It reflects light from the Sun.
What do we call a real or imaginary line through the center of a spinning object?
Axis
What are the four inner planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars
How many moon phases are there?
Eight
What is the name for the different shapes of the moon?
phases
The planets are part of our _____.
Solar System
What phase of the moon comes directly before a new moon?
Last (or third) quarter moon.
The Earth _____ or spins in space.
Rotates