Earth's Properties
Seasons
the moon
Solstice/Equinox
Random
100
This is how long it takes earth to complete one rotation.
What is 24 hours --or one day?
100

The imaginary line that goes around the middle of the earth is known as? (hint the places on earth near here are very warm)

What is the equator

100
The moon is a natural type of this that revolves around a bigger object.
What is a satellite?
100

True or false. The moon phases influence when solstices and equinoxes occur.

What is false.

100

True or false "The sun is the center of this system"

What is true


200
It takes the earth 365 days to do this.
What is revolve (orbit) around the sun?
200

What is the imaginary line that goes through the center of the Earth?

What is the Axis

200
These are the apparent shapes of the moon.
What are phases?
200

The autumnal equinox represents the first day of what season?

What is fall?
200
True or false. The moon emits its own light.

What is false

300

What keeps planets in orbit around the sun?

What is Gravity 

300

When the northern hemisphere pointed toward the sun it is what season?

What is summer

300
When the sun light shines on more and more of the moon, we say that the moon is doing this.
What is waxing?
300

True or false? On the summer solstice the sun is in its highest position in the sky.

What is true

300

During __________ phases, less of the Moon is visible each night.

What is waning.

400

True or false. When it is summer in the northern hemisphere it is winter in the southern hemisphere.

What is true

400

Northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun it is what season?

What is winter

400

About how long does it take the moon to complete its cycle?

What is about 28 days

400

What is a solstice?

The time or date (twice each year) at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination, marked by the longest and shortest days (about June 21 and December 22).

400

When the northern hemisphere is pointed towards the sun, what type of rays will we experience (direct or indirect)? Will the days be longer or shorter?

What is direct rays and the days are longer

500
This is what all the planets have in common?
What is "they revolve around the sun?"
500

These two things cause the earth to experience seasons.

What is the tilt of the earth and its revolution around the sun?

500
This moon phase occurs when the moon is between the earth and sun so that the dark side of the moon faces earth.
What is the new moon phase?
500

What is an equinox?

The time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length (about September 22 and March 20)

500

What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

Rotation" refers to an object's spinning motion about its own axis. "Revolution" refers the object's orbital motion around another object. For example, Earth rotates on its own axis, producing the 24-hour day. Earth revolves about the Sun, producing the 365-day year.

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