Moon Phases
The changes in the Moon's appearances
What are moon phases?
When the Moon passes into Earth's shadow
What is lunar eclipse?
When the Earth passes into the Moon's shadow
What is solar eclipse?
The number of planets in the solar system
What is eight?
Any object in outer space is as what type of object?
Celestial Object
The first and last phase in the lunar cycle
What is new moon?
Another name for a total lunar eclipse
What is blood moon?
The shadow during a partial solar eclipse
What is the penumbra?
The celestial bodies in the solar system
What are the Sun, planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets?
(minimum 4)
The time it takes Earth to orbit the sun
365.25 days
The reason why the Moon appears to change
What are elliptical orbit and half of the Moon always being lit up?
What is another name for Earth's moon?
Lunar
If the sun is not completely blocked during a solar eclipse, what type of eclipse do we call it?
Partial Solar Eclipse
What are terrestrial planets?
When an asteroid/meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere
What is a meteor?
1) The cycles leading up to the full moon (getting larger)
2) The cycles leading up to the new moon (getting smaller)
1)What is waxing?
2)What is waning?
The order of the celestial bodies involved in a lunar eclipse
What is Sun -> Earth -> Moon?
The order of celestial bodies involved in a solar eclipse
Sun-Moon-Earth
How many stars are in our solar system?
1
the time it takes Earth to make a complete turn on its axis
24 hours
The number of days in the lunar cycle
What is 29.5 days?
Why do we not have lunar eclipses every month?
Earth's orbit is tilted
The area during a total solar eclipse where you can see the sun completely covered
What is the path of totality?
Where is the Kuiper Belt located?
Past neptune
List the 8 moon phases in order
new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent