Sun, Earth, Moon 1
The Earth takes about this amount of time to revolve around the sun?
365 1/4 days
True/False The Moon is a planet.
False
Shira looked up one night and saw a full moon. This is the length of time until she can see a full moon again?
These are predictable patterns of light and dark on the moon at any given time of the month.
What is moon phases?
During which season is the sun in the sky for the greatest amount of time?
What is summer?
Earth rotates on its axis once every ...
24 hours
A Rocky sphere that travels around a planet
What is a moon?
The near circular path a smaller takes around a larger object
What is orbit?
Light that is waxing grows from the...
(hint: wax on!)
What is right?
Where on Earth do people notice very little change in the light amount and concentration?
What is the equator?
The Earth's rotation causes .........
day and night
Terminator
This word means to shine light onto something or make visible
How many days does it take to see all of the phases of the moon?
28 days
The hemispheres experience different seasons at the same time because...
What is Earth's tilt?
In Straight Lines
How does light from the sun travel?
The relative size of things
Why does the moon appear at night?
It reflects light from the sun
Waxing means the light is _______________ and waning means the light is ___________________.
Waxing means the light is increasing and waning means the light is decreasing.
The seasons are caused by...
What is tilt and position in Earth's orbit?
Another name for rotation is .........
spinning or turning
The star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system.
What is the sun?
During which principle lunar phase is the moon not visible on Earth?
New Moon
This is when the light is more than half but less than full.
What is gibbous?
What are the two reasons we receive different amounts of the Sun's energy at different times of the year?
What is angle and intensity of the light?