Moon Phases
Eclipse
Rotation&Revolution
Seasons
Misc
100

What is happening if a moon is in a waxing phase?

The lighted side is getting bigger.

100

An eclipse is the partial or total ______ of one object in space by another.

blocking 

100

What causes day and night?

Earths Rotation

100

Which season gets the most direct sun rays?

summer

100

What is the hottest planet in the solar system?

Venus

200

What is happening if a moon is in a waning phase?

The lighted side gets smaller


200

What are the 2 types of eclipses?

Solar and Lunar Eclipse 

200

How long it take for the earth to rotate?

24 hours/ a day

200

The imaginary line around which the Earth spins is its __.

Axis 

200

What causes tides on the Earth?

The Moon and Sun's gravity

300

When all the moon's surface that faces Earth is lit up, there is a 

Full moon

300

What event occurs when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow on Earth?

Solar Eclipse 

300

Revolution and Earth's tilt results in _______.

seasons

300

If Earth did not tilt on its axis in relation to the Sun, what would happen?

There would be no seasons

300

The first four planets in the Solar System are what type of planets? (hint we call them terrestrial because of how they compare to Earth)

small and rocky

400

What phases comes before a new moon?

waning crescent 

400
A ___________ is caused by earth's shadow cast on the moon.

Lunar Eclipse

400

How long does it take for the earth to complete a trip around the sun?

365.25 days 

400

What 2 reasons cause the seasons?

Earths tilt 

Earths revolution around the sun

400

What two properties keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?

gravity and inertia

500

Why are different phases of the moon visible from earth?

The moon revolves around earth 

The sun reflects off the moon

500

When can lunar and solar eclipses take place?

during a full and new moon only

500

Which diagram best depicts the gravitational forces of the Sun and the Moon on Earth during a neap tide?

D. 

500

a solstice can be the day of year with with the 

least/ most amount of daylight hours

500

Most of the images we see of planets are not to the correct what?

scale