Rotation
What does the Earth rotate on?
The axis
What does the Earth revolve around?
Sun
How long is the lunar cycle?
28 days
What is the alignment for a lunar eclipse to occur?
Sun Earth Moon
Describe the alignment during a solar eclipse?
Sun Moon Earth
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once?
24 hours
How long does it take for the Earth to revolve one time?
365 days
How many quarters does the moon have in its phases?
4
What casts the shadow on the moon?
Earth
Shadow of the partial eclipse is called the...
Penumbra
23.5 degrees
What is the path of revolution called?
Orbit
What is the term for the moon growing less illuminated?
Waning gibbous
When is the only time a total lunar eclipse can be viewed?
Full Moon
Shadow of the total eclipse is called the...
umbra
What is the direction of the Sun's path due to rotation?
East to West
Name a constellation that is only visible during part of the year?
Scorpius or Orion
What is the term for the moon growing more illuminated?
Waxing crescent
What color does the moon appear during a lunar eclipse?
Red
What does the moon have to line up with to have a solar eclipse?
Earth's orbital plane
Why do stars appear to move around the Earth?
Because the Earth rotates.
Stars that are visible year round in the direction of the Earth's axis are called?
Circumpolar
What do you see during a new moon?
What is the name of the total lunar eclipse?
Blood
How much farther is the Sun than the Moon in distance from the Earth?
400x