Seasons
This season receives the least amount of sunlight
Winter
How much of the Moon is always reflecting sunlight
half
The order of the Sun, Earth, and Moon for a solar eclipse
Earth, Moon, Sun
This is the orbit of a planet or moon around its object of orbit.
Revolution
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun it is experiencing ________ and the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing _______.
summer and winter
During this season there is more direct sunlight and there are longer days. This is due to the tilt of Earth’s rotation.
Summer
During what Moon phase does a lunar eclipse occur
Full moon
The order of the Sun, Earth, and Moon for a lunar eclipse
Moon, Earth, Sun
A ______ moon is less than half illuminated and a ______ moon is more than half illuminated.
crescent and gibbous
List the correct order of moon phases starting at New Moon.
New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last (or 3rd) quarter, waning crescent, and then a reset with New moon.
Fall and spring have days when the amount of day and night are even
Equinox
During what Moon phase does a solar eclipse occur
New moon
An eclipse does not happen every month because
The orbit of the moon is tilted relative to the orbit of the Earth around the sun (5 degrees plane difference)
In astronomy, a complete or partial obscuring of a celestial body by another...
eclipse
When the perspective from Earth is facing directly toward the illuminated side we see...
all the lighted side of the Moon during (Full Moon)
These 2 factors cause the Earth to have seasons
The tilt of the Earth’s axis and the revolution (orbit) around the sun.
We always see the same side of the Moon because
The revolution (orbit) is the same speed as the rotation (spin).
The sky becomes very dark, as if it were night
total solar eclipse
The reflection from the sun illuminates the moon and the moon’s orbit around the Earth causes us to see only part of the illuminated side.
Moon phases
How do you tell the difference in a first quarter and a last quarter phase?
In the first quarter, the right side of the moon is illuminated (lit). During the last quarter the left side is illuminated (lit).
These are the days with the longest and shortest days
(summer solstice has the longest) (winter solstice has the shortest).
_____ means the illuminated side of the moon is growing. ______ means it is shrinking.
waxing and waning
Sunlight passes through Earth's atmosphere, which filters out most of the blue light. This makes the Moon appear red to people on Earth.
total lunar eclipse
This happens when the Moon is farthest from Earth.
An annular eclipse
The tilt of the Earth’s axis points the poles more toward the sun (or away) which causes the sun to never set (or rise).
The North Pole to go several months with 24 hours of constant daylight and then later 24 hours of constant night (Same thing happens at South Pole but at opposite times)