Moon Phases
When we can see the whole lit half of the moon
What is a Full Moon
Comes before a New Moon
What is a Waning Crescent Moon
The date of the Winter Solstice
When is December 21st
Earth is tilted at a __° angle
What is 23.5°
Earth rotates on it's axis in ___ hours
What is 24 hours
We can see none of the lit side of the moon
What is a New Moon
The Moon is 1/4 through its trip around the Earth
What is a First Quarter Moon
The date of the Summer Solstice
When is June 21st
It is called what when the Earth orbits the Sun
What is a Revolution
Located at 23.5° North
What is The Tropic of Cancer
Comes after a Full Moon but before a Third Quarter
What is a Waning Gibbous Moon
Comes after a First Quarter but before a Full Moon
What is a Waxing Gibbous Moon
The date of the Autumnal Equinox
When is September 22nd
The amount of days it takes for the moon to make a full trip around Earth
What is 29.5 days
The longest/shortest day of the year
What is a Solstice
Comes after a New Moon but before a First Quarter
What is a Waxing Crescent Moon
Happens when the Earth gets directly in the way of the Sun's rays illuminating the Moon, making it a more a hue of red or orange
What is a Lunar Eclipse
What is a Blood Moon (200pts)
What is the date the Vernal Equinox is?
When is March 20
The amount of time it takes the Earth to make a full trip around the Sun
What is 365.25 days
This is when the Sun's rays hit directly on the equator causing mostly equal day and night
What is an Equinox
Comes after a Waning Gibbous but before a Waning Crescent
What is a Third Quarter Moon
Happens when the Moon's shadow goes over the Sun making it dark for a little while
What is a Solar Eclipse
This is how many times a Super Moon happens each year
What is 3 or 4
Located at 23.5° South
What is The Tropic of Capricorn
Inventer of the telescope
Who is Gallileo