Seasons
Earth, when its rotational axis is tilted either toward or away from the sun
What is a solstice
During a summer solstice we have these
Days with more sunlight than night light.
This is the part of the moon with no shadow.
All 8 planets in the milky way galaxy are doing this around the sun. The earth takes 365 days to complete one revolution.
What is orbiting?
This is a day with only 7.5 hrs of daylight
What is winter solstice
Earth when its rotational axis is neither tilted towards nor away from the sun
What is an equinox
During a winter solstice we have these
Days with less sun light than night light.
This is the part of the moon with a slightly visible shadow.
What is the penumbra?
The sun only faces one half of the moon at a time. A shadow effect causes this illusion.
What are moon phases
This is a day with about 15 hrs of sunlight
What is summer solstice?
Earth when its northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun and its southern hemisphere is closest to the sun
What is winter solstice
During a winter solstice, which hemisphere is experiencing more cold weather?
The northern hemisphere is, because it is tilted further from the sun
The moon completes one of these once a month. (27.5 days)
A revolution around the earth.
An event where we can see the moon's shadow on earth's surface. The moon is directly aligned between the earth and the sun.
What is a solar eclipse
This is a type of day with nearly equal parts sun and equal parts night
Spring and Autumnal Equinoxes.
Earth when its northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun , and its southern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
What is summer solstice
During a summer solstice, which hemisphere is experiencing more cold weather?
The southern hemisphere because it is tilted away from the sun.
When the moon appears to be growing in size.
What is the waxing phase
What is the equator
Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza
What are holidays that occur during winter solstice
The two seasons in which an equinox may occur
Spring and Autumn
During the spring and autumnal equinoxes, the weather is like this.
When the moon appears to be shrinking in size
What is the waning phase
The two parts of the earth that receive up to 24 hours of sunlight, or no sunlight at all.
What are the poles
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