Moon Phases
What does waxing mean?
increasing in size/ growing
What is the order of the seasons starting with summer?
Summer-- Fall-- Winter-- Spring
The Earth rotates on its __________.
axis
What does solar and lunar mean respectively?
Lunar- Moon
What is it called when exactly 1/2 the moon is lit up?
1st or 3rd quarter
How will you know what season is summer in a respective hemisphere?
The summer season the axis is tilted toward the sun.
What force holds the Moon in Earth's orbit?
Gravity
What month is the daylight hours the longest in the Northern Hemisphere? In the Southern Hemisphere?
Northern--June
Southern-- December
How many times a year does the moon go through all of its phases?
12
If it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern? Why?
It is Fall in the Southern Hemisphere because the Earth's tilt is opposite for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
How long does it take Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?
24 hours/1 day
What does it mean for something to orbit?
The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space.
What is the difference between a crescent and gibbous moon?
A crescent is less than 1/2 the moon lit up and a gibbous is more than 1/2 the moon lit up, but not a full moon yet.
What is an equinox? What dates are the equinoxes? Hint there are 2.
When the daytime and nighttime hours are exactly the same. Sept 21st and March 21st
How long does it take Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun.
365.25 days
Draw a waxing gibbous moon phase.
Light on the right. More than 1/2 the moon is lit up.
List the moon phases in order starting with the new moon.
New Moon-- waxing crescent--1st quarter--waxing gibbous--full moon--waning gibbous--3rd quarter--waning crescent--new moon
What is a solstice? What dates are the solstice? Hint there are 2.
What two things cause seasons?
Earth's tilt and revolution around the sun.
29.5 days
(28-30)