Earth Motion
Moon Motion
Eclipse
Vocabulary
Equinoxes & Solstices
100
Type of rays that give off more heat.
What is Direct rays?
100
The moon is closest to the Earth.
What is Perigee?
100
The center or dark part of the shadow of an eclipse.
What is Umbra?
100
Gibbous
What is a phase when more than half the Moon is visible?
100
Equinoxes happen when the sun is directly over this.
What is the Equator?
200
Indirect rays are seen in during this season.
What is Winter?
200
The moon is farthest from the Earth.
What is Apogee?
200
The Moon passes through Earth's shadow..
What is a Lunar Eclipse?
200
Waning.
What is when the Moon's surface becomes less and less visible?
200
The sun is at it's lowest in the sky at this time.
What is Winter Solstice?
300
The Earth is farthest from the Sun
What is Aphelion?
300
The moon phase when the Sun and Moon rise together?
What is New?
300
The light part of the shadow.
What is Penumbra?
300
a phse when less than half the Moon is visible.
What is Crescent?
300
We have exactly the same amount of light and dark on these days.
What is Equinoxes?
400
Seasons are caused by these two things.
What are 1. The tilt of the Earth causing direct or indirect rays. 2. The Earth orbiting the Sun.
400
A Time when the Moon's phase is growing in size.
What is Waxing?
400
Solar eclipse.
What is the passing of the Moon between the Earth and the Sun?
400
Corona.
What is the outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere?
400
This is the longest day of the year.
What is Summer Solstice?
500
Perihelion
What is when the earth is closest to the Sun. This happens in Winter.
500
The tide is higher and lower than normal.
What is Spring tide?
500
Neap tide.
What is a tide that is not as high or as low as a normal tide?
500
On this day, the South Pole has 24 hours of daylight
What is December 21st.?
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