Seasons
How many seasons are there in 1 year?
4
When the Moon is in Earth's shadow, what is happening?
Lunar eclipse
The first phase of the moon at the beginning of the month is known as the ______________________ moon.
New moon
Apogee
when the Moon is farthest from the Earth
Away from normal
Winter
When the moon is in the way of Earth receiving sunlight, what is happening?
Solar Eclipse
After a new moon, the next phase is ___________________ _______________
waxing crescent
Rotation
spinning
What does the root "hetero" mean?
Different
Why do we have seasons?
The tilt of the Earth on its axis
What phase of the moon does a solar eclipse occur?
New Moon
The phase of the moon when the entire moon is visible to Earth is known as the ____________ ________
Full moon
Umbra
fully shaded
Give an example of a word that contains the root, "bio"
biology, biological, biosphere, biometrics
Northern Hemisphere
What phase of the moon does a lunar eclipse occur?
Full moon
A waning crescent occurs after the ______________ _______________
Third Quarter
Satellite
An object that orbits another object (ex. moon)
Give an example of a word using the root for "the study of"
biologist, chemist, volcanologist, scientist, biochemistry
To what degree is the Earth tilted on its axis?
23.5 degrees
solar eclipse
There are ____________ phases of the moon.
8
elliptical
An oval-shaped path
pretest, present, prevent, precursor, preamble