Moon Phases
What phase of the Moon occurs when it is fully lit?
Full Moon
What is it called when the Moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth?
Solar Eclipse
This is caused by the Earth's rotation
Day & Night
What is the imaginary line around which a planet spins called?
Axis
What is a sliver of the Moon that is less than half lit called?
Crescent
During which phase is the Moon not visible from Earth?
New Moon
What type of eclipse occurs when Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon?
Lunar Eclipse
These are caused by the Moon's orbit around Earth.
Moon phases
What is the term for the movement of one object around another?
Revolution
Which side of the Moon is lit during the First Quarter?
Right side
What do we call the Moon when it appears to be getting more lit?
Waxing
What are the two parts of a shadow during an eclipse?
Penumbra & Umbra
The moon rotates at the same rate it revolves around the Earth, which causes the same side of the moon to be....?
Always visible
What does Earth's tilt affect?
The seasons and the sunlight angles
The entire face of the Moon is lit up during?
Full Moon
What is the term for a Moon that has more than half of its surface lit?
Gibbous Moon
Why don't eclipses occur every month?
The moon's orbit is tilted
The location of where the most direct sunlight occurs year-round
Equator
What part of Earth receives the most direct sunlight year-round?
Equator
What is the shape of the lit part of the Moon we can see from Earth called?
Phase
How long does it take for the Moon to complete one full cycle of phases?
29.5 days (or 1 month)
In which part of the eclipse shadow is it darkest?
Umbra
Light shining on an object (the Moon reflecting sunlight) is known as...
Illumination
What is the term for light shining on an object?
Illumination
What is the path the Moon takes around Earth called?
Orbit (revolution)