Moon Phases
This is the name for the different shapes of the lit part of the Moon we see from Earth.
What are moon phases?
We have seasons on Earth because our planet is tilted on its axis and does this around the Sun.
What is orbit?
This is the force that pulls objects toward one another.
What is gravity?
This is the star at the center of our solar system.
What is the Sun?
This animal is the largest land animal on Earth.
What is an elephant?
We see moon phases because this object only lights up one half of the Moon.
What is the Sun?
When the Sun’s rays hit Earth more directly, this happens to the temperature.
What is 'it gets warmer'?
Gravity becomes stronger when an object has more of this.
What is mass?
This planet is the largest in our solar system.
What is Jupiter?
This is the largest ocean on Earth.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
When the lit portion of the Moon is getting larger each night, the Moon is said to be doing this
What is waxing?
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, this season is happening in the Southern Hemisphere.
What is winter?
Gravity becomes weaker as this between two objects increases.
What is distance?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are known as this type of planet because they are made mostly of gases.
What are gas giants?
This is the term for a word that means the opposite of another word.
What is an antonym?
This is the number of weeks it takes for the Moon to complete one full cycle of phases.
What is 4 weeks?
During this season, the Northern Hemisphere receives the longest amount of daylight.
What is summer?
Planets stay in orbit around the Sun because gravity pulls them inward while this type of motion keeps them moving forward.
What is inertia?
This is the name of the unit used to measure large distances in the solar system, equal to the distance from Earth to the Sun.
What is an astronomical unit (AU)?
This special number is approximately 3.14 and represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.
What is pi?
If the Moon is a first quarter tonight, this phase will appear next in the cycle.
What is a waxing gibbous?
This is the number of degrees Earth is tilted, causing changes in daylight and seasons.
What is 23.5 degrees?
Choosing between Earth and Mars, this planet has stronger gravity.
What is Earth?
These are the objects between Earth and Mars.
What are asteroids?
This wizard, created by J.K. Rowling, goes to Hogwarts School and has a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead.
Who is Harry Potter?