Earth
What is the exact tilt of the earth's axis in degrees?
23.5 degrees
If the earth's axis is tilting TOWARDS the sun in the Northern Hemisphere, the season would be _____.
Summer
The darker, smaller part of the Earth's shadow is called?
UMBRA
Term for the Oval (football-shaped) phase of the moon.
Gibbous
Indirect
What is the name of the line that divides the north and south hemispheres
equator
If the earth's axis is tilting AWAY from the sun in the Northern Hemisphere, the season is ______ .
winter
How many times a year does an eclipse happen?
2 times a year
Term for the GROWING phases of the crescent and gibbous moon phases
waxing
What is the name of the imaginary line that the earth spins upon?
AXIS
rotations
What date is about when the earth is FARTHEST from the sun?
July 3rd
The lighter, larger outer part of Earth's shadow is?
PENUMBRA
Eclipse that happens with the SUN is BLOCKED (sun's shadow hits the earth)
SOLAR eclipse
During a solar eclipse, what PHASE of the moon is seen?
NEW MOON (all black)
Term for MOTION of a planet in its orbit.
Revolution
What is the date of the 1st day of FALL in the Northern Hemisphere?
September 22
What term is used to tell the term of the motion of a planet in its orbit?
revolution
penumbra
What kind of eclipse happens with the SUN is blocked causing a dark shadow to move across Earth?
SOLAR Eclipse
Term for the SPIN of a planet on its imaginary pole.
Rotation
What is the date of the 1st day of SUMMER in the SOUTHERN Hemisphere?
December 22 (remember the question said SOUTHERN Hemisphere)
When the earth is the farthest distance from the sun it's called?
How is the moon visible? How does it shine?
The moon shines by reflected sunlight.