Vocabulary I
The Sun
The Moon
Misc. I
Misc. II
100
What is Rotation?
To spin on an axis.
100
What is the center of our solar system?
the sun
100
What is a Waxing Gibbous?
It is the Moon phase that is between a first quarter and a full moon.
100
At what point in the day are shadows created by the sun's light the longest?
At sunrise and sunset.
100
What is the name for Moon phases that are "growing"?
Waxing
200
What is revolve?
To travel on a path around another object.
200
What is the direction in which the sun rises each morning?
East
200
What is the Earth's natural satellite?
The Moon.
200
At what time of day are shadows created by the sun's light the shortest?
At noon.
200
What is the name for Moon phases when the Moon is "getting smaller"?
Waning.
300
What is a telescope?
An instrument that makes objects that are far away seem closer.
300
What is the direction in which the sun sets each day.
West.
300
What is the reason the illuminated portion of the Moon appears to change each night?
Because the moon revolves around Earth and so its position changes every day.
300
What causes day and night?
Because of the Earth's rotation on its axis, one half of Earth is experiencing darkness while the other half experiences day light.
300
Why are constellations we see in the summer different from constellations we see in the winter?
Because the Earth is in a different position in space as it orbits around the sun so the night sky changes with each season.
400
What is the star closest to Earth?
The sun.
400
What is the position of the sun at noon?
At its highest point in the sky.
400
What does the Moon appear to move across the sky during the night?
Because the Earth is moving by rotating on its axis.
400
How long does it take for the Moon to complete one lunar cycle, or one orbit around Earth?
It takes approximately one month, or 4 weeks.
400
Why does the sun appear to travel across the sky each day?
No, it appears to move across the sky because the Earth is rotating.
500
What is a group of stars that forms a pattern and has a name?
Constellation
500
What is the cause of day and night each day on Earth.
Because Earth completes one rotation on its axis each day.
500
Why does the Moon appear to shine; why is the Moon illuminated?
It is reflecting light from the sun.
500
What is the Moon phase between the New Moon and the first quarter moon?
It is called the Waxing Crescent.
500
Why do the stars appear to change position during the night?
They appear to move across the sky at night because of the Earth's rotation.
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