Moon Phases
This type of motion is responsible for the phases of the moon.
What is REVOLUTION?
This frightening name is used to describe an eclipse that causes the moon to appear red.
What is bloodmoon?
This is what an object in motion will do unless acted upon by an outside force.
What is stay in motion?
This much of the moon is always lit up.
What is 1/2 or half?
This Latin word, meaning shadow, describes the dark, central portion of a shadow.
What is umbra?
If I were to hold up a pen while standing on the Earth and let go, this is what would happen to it.
What is gravity would pull it to the center of the Earth?
This is why the moon shines.
What is reflecting sunlight?
This is the name of the lighter, outer shadow created during an eclipse.
What is penumbra?
This force pulls objects toward the center of Venus.
What is gravity?
This is the order of the Moon, Sun, and Earth during a new moon.
What is Sun, Moon, Earth or Earth, Moon, Sun?
This is the order of the Moon, Sun, and Earth during a solar eclipse.
What is Sun, Moon, Earth or Earth, Moon, Sun?
These two things cause the planets to not only move forever, but also move in a circle.
What are inertia and gravity?
This is the moon phase when lunar eclipses occur.
What is a full moon?
This is why solar eclipses are more rare than lunar eclipses.
What is the Moon is smaller than the Earth?
Space is a vacuum, meaning there is absolutely no oxygen or other gasses like there are here on earth. This means that in space, there is none of this type of friction.
What is air resistance?