Earth's Seasons
Rotation vs. Revolution
Moon Phases
Eclipses/Tides
Solar System
100
How many seasons are there where we live
4
100
Define Rotation
the action of rotating around an axis or center.
100
How long is each lunar cycle
1 month
100
Define Lunar eclipse
an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow.
100
How many planets are there
8
200
Name the 4 seasons
Summer, Winter,Fall, Spring
200
Define Revolution
a single orbit of one object around another or about an axis or center.
200
What moon phase is this
Full moon
200
Define solar eclipse
an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon.
200
What is the largest planet
Jupiter
300
Which season has the shortest days but the long nights?
Winter
300
What is it when the Earth orbits around the sun
Revolution
300
What causes the moon's phases
the amount of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
300
When is a lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow.
300
WHich planet is closest to the sun
Mercury
400
What are the reasons for the seasons?
The tilt of a planet's axis and its orbit around the sun.
400
This movement of Earth is completed in 24 hours.
rotation
400
what moon phase is this
Third quarter/Last quarter
400
How often is a neap tide
Twice a month
400
What is located between the inner and outer planets?
The Asteroid Belt
500
If the sun is positioned in the top of the sky what season should it be?
Summer Solctice
500
Q. This picture shows Earth's
Revolution
500
Name all the moon phases
- new Moon.
- waxing crescent Moon.
- first quarter Moon.
- waxing gibbous Moon.
- full Moon.
- waning gibbous Moon.
- last quarter Moon.
- waning crescent Moon.
500
How often is a spring tide
Twice
500
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called?
The Terrestrial Planets