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Vocabulary
ECLIPSES!
Does a man live there?
100
Length of one day
24 hrs
100
Name the force that keeps planets orbiting the sun.
gravity
100
What is the term we use for the natural satellite that orbits around Earth?
the MOON
100
What moon phase is it in a LUNAR Eclipse?
FULL
100
Moon light really comes from the ______.
sun
200
How long does Earth's Revolution take?
365.25 days
200
Name the force that is shown by the BLUE line
Inertia
200
Name the term used to describe the moon phases with a SHRINKING lit area.
waning
200
What Eclipse is this?
Solar
200
Name the moon phase that is the beginning of the cycle.
new moon
300
What do we experience on Earth as a result of this phenomenon?
Day and Night
300
The farther planets have larger orbits because a bigger distance equals a ______________gravitational pull
weaker
300
The imaginary line the Earth rotates on
axis
300
What moon phase is a SOLAR Eclipse?
NEW
300
What is the term for a moon phase appears less than half illuminated?
Crescent
400
How long does it take for the moon to orbit the earth?
about one month (29.5 days)
400
If you move an apple to the moon from Earth, the _________ will change due to gravity.
weight
400
What is the name for a celestial body's path around another in space?
orbit
400
Explain why we do not always see a lunar eclipse every cycle.
The moons orbit is tilted
400
The moon revolves around the Earth in what direction?
counterclockwise
500
In the image, the sunlight hitting the Earth varies depending on where it is in its orbit due to the tilted axis. What is the overall result of this when the sunlight hits directly for more hours each day?
Higher temperatures
500
If gravity were removed and only inertia were left, a planet would __________ in space
keep traveling/going
500
The line that splits the Northern and Southern hemispheres
Equator
500
In which state could you have seen an Solar Eclipse twice in under a year?
Texas
500
What fraction of the moon's sphere is always in shadow to Earthbound viewers?
HALF