The position of the Earth, Sun and Moon during a solar eclipse.
What is Sun, Moon, Earth.
100
These objects orbit the sun, are nearly spherical, but they share their orbital paths with objects of similar size.
What are Dwarf Planets
100
When neither end of the Earth's axis is tilted toward or away from the sun.
What is when an equinox occurs.
200
Causes the seasons.
What is tilt of the earth.
200
About one-fourth the diameter of Earth.
What is the size of the moon compared to Earth.
200
A complete moon cycle.
What is 29 days or a month.
200
A natural satellite that orbits an object other than a star.
What is a MOON
200
Because the moon rotates once for each revolution around Earth.
What is why you never see the far side of the moon from Earth.
300
The two factors that combine to keep Earth and the moon in their orbits.
What is gravity and inertia.
300
The amount of the lighted side of the moon you can see is the same.
What is during the first quarter and third quarter phase.
300
The number of low tides and high tides that occur in one day.
What is 4.
300
Small rocky objects that orbit the sun...
What are Asteroids
300
The tide with the least difference between low and high tides.
What are neap tides.
400
The tendency of a moving object to continuing moving in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place.
What is inertia.
400
The time it takes for the Moon to orbit Earth.
What is 27.3 days
400
The moon phase that occurs during a spring tide.
What is Full and New Moon.
400
Small, rocky, icy objects that orbit the sun. They also give off a "tail" when the sun melts the ice.
What are Comets
400
How the moon formed.
What is after a planet-sized object collided with the earth.
500
When the north end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun.
What is North America will experience more direct rays and longer days.
500
The reason the same side of the Moon always faces Earth.
What is: the moon rotates, and revolves in the same amount of time (27.3) days...
500
Describe a solar eclipse...
What is: a small part of the Earth is in the Moon's shadow. The Moon appears to partially or completely cover the Sun.
500
What are meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites?
Meteoroid: small rocky particles that move through space
Meteors: when a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light
Meteorites: a meteoroid that impacts Earth