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This is a phase of the moon when the moon is between the earth and the sun, its lighted surface is facing away from earth toward the sun, and we can't see it!
What is the new moon
The moon has no light of its own . This is when we see the sun light on it.
What is Reflects
This is how long it takes for the moon to revolve around the earth.
What is about 29 days ( or about 1 month)
The reason for earth having the seasons.
What is the earth is tilted
There are _________ phases of the moon
What is 8 phases
The length of time it takes for the earth to revolve around the sun.
What is about 365 days or 1 year
The moon does this around the earth about once a month.
What is Revolves
The earth does this around the sun about once a year.
What is Revolves
Both the earth and the sun rotate on this.
What is Axis
The earth can only survive because of this.
What is The sun
This is when the moon appears to be getting bigger as it moves in its orbit around the earth.
What is Waxing
This is when the moon appears to look smaller or thinner as it moves around the earth.
What is Waning
This is also known as a half moon.
What is a Quarter Moon
This phase of the moon looks like the shape of a "C".
What is a Crescent Moon
This controls the ocean tides
The pull of gravity from the Moon
This phase of the moon looks like a "O" or circle.
What is a Full Moon
A synonym for Rotate or Rotation.
What is to spin in one place
This is a synonym for Revolve or Revolution.
What is to orbit or to go around something.
This causes Day.
What is when the earth rotates and faces the sun.
How many years is 365 days?
What is one year
This causes Night
When the earth rotates and faces away from the sun.
If it takes the earth one year to go around the sun, This is how long it will take the earth to revolve around the sun if it only goes half way around.
What is 6 months.
The number of daylight hours in New York State changes causing this.
What is the season of the year
The total number of complete rotations that the earth makes in 2 weeks.
What is 14 days
The length of daylight in New York State changes from summer to fall:
A. it decreases
B. it increases
C. it stays the same
What is It decreases