Moon Phases
What causes the moon to have light?
Reflection of sunlight
The two movements the Earth has
what is revolution and rotation
What galaxy are we located in?
Milky Way
What force holds the moon in orbit?
Gravity
What shape is the milky way galaxy?
Spiral
Which moon phase has the entire moon lit up?
A full moon
the special path the earth travels around the sun is called
revolution
Which body in our solar system is classified as a star?
Sun
What day has the longest amount of daylight in the northern hemisphere?
June 21st
How long does it take for the moon to go through all the phases?
1 month or 29.5 days
This moon phase shows a small light of the moon getting larger.
waxing crescent.
It takes the Earth ____ to revolve around the sun
What is 1 year/365 days
What are the 4 Jovian planets?
Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
What season is it on Earth when the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun?
Winter
Why does the sun appear to rise and move across the sky daily?
Earth rotates
Which moon is directly between the sun and the earth?
A new moon.
When the Northern hemisphere is getting the most direct sunlight, we have what season?
what is summer
What are the 4 terrestrial planets?
Mercury Venus Earth Mars
What is it called when the moon passes through the shadow of the Earth?
Lunar Eclipse
What object in space is called a dirty snowball and has a tail?
Comet
This moon is half lit (on the right side) and it appears to be getting bright.
First quarter moon.
What is the second way the earth moves (on its own axis like a top) and how long does it take the earth to spin on full time?
rotation and 24 hours, or one day.
Between what two planets is the asteroid belt?
Mars and Jupiter
How long does it take the moon to revolve and rotate 1 time?
27.3 days
How old is the universe?
13.7 billion years old