Vocabulary
Moon
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Miscallaneous
100
The day with the shortest day of the year (December 21)
What is winter solstice?
100
The moon reflects the light of the sun
What is the reason we see phases of the moon?
100
23 1/2 degrees
What angle is Earth's axis tilted on?
100
?Equal day and night"
What is equinox?
100
March 21st
What is one of the two equinoxes during the year?
200
The day with the longest day of the year (June 21st)
What is the summer solstice?
200
As the moon revolves around the Earth, we see the lighted portion of the moon
Why do phases of the moon occur?
200
The imaginary line that extends from the North Pole to the South Pole
What is an axis?
200
The lighted area of the moon is getting SMALLER
What is waning?
200
Some parts of the Earth receive ALL daylight or ALL darkness for over 24 hours. True or False?
True
300
when the Earth is in its closest position to the sun
What is perihelion?
300
The front side of the moon
What side of the moon do we see?
300
Earth is closest to the sun in this season
What is our winter?
300
the movement of an object (hint: the Earth) around another object (hint: the sun)
What is revolution?
300
The time of the year AND the location of that place
What does the hours of daylight at any place depend upon?
400
The spinning of the Earth on it's axis
What is rotation?
400
One rotation
How many rotations does the moon make during one revolution around the Earth?
400
The tilt of the Earth, the amount of direct sunlight an area gets, and the revolution of the Earth around the sun
Why do we have seasons?
400
when the Earth is in its farthest position from the sun
What is anahelion?
400
September 21st
What is one of the two equionxes during the year?
500
The movement of the Earth around the sun
What is revolution?
500
Lighted area of the moon is getting BIGGER
What is waxing?
500
DAILY DOUBLE: 6:24 p.m. is what in military time?
18:24
500
How much of the Earth is in daylight at any point during the day?
50%
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