Orbits
What is Summer?
What season does Ramadan occur during in the Islamic Calendar?
No specific season, it changes from year to year.
A calendar based on the orbit of the moon
A Lunar Eclipse occurs when the ___________ is between the ___________ and ___________ .
Earth is between the Sun and Moon
The imaginary line that marks the boundary between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
While it is Spring in Canada, what season is it in Australia?
Autumn
How did the Gregorian Calendar improve from the Julian Calendar.
Adjusted leap day rules
(Julian: every 4 years)
(Gregorian: every 4 years, unless the year is divisible by 100 and not by 400)
The moon phase that can only occur during the night.
A Solar Eclipse occurs when the ___________ is between the ___________ and ___________ .
Moon is between the Earth and Sun
The longest day or night of the year.
What is the Solstice?
Why is it warm year-round in the tropics near the equator, while winter near the poles is extremely cold?
The equator experiences little axial tilt, while the poles experience the most axial tilt.
When does a month start in the Hebrew Calendar?
The New Moon
The moon phase that can only occur during the day
What is the New Moon?
A Lunar Eclipse can only occur during which time of day AND moon phase?
Night, Full Moon
The center black shadow cast by a celestial body, where all sunlight is blocked.
What is the Umbra?
The period of the Earth (time it takes to complete one revolution around the Sun).
What is 365.24 days?
The number of days in the Islamic Calendar.
What is 364?
The period of the Moon (time it takes to complete one revolution around the Earth).
29.5 days
A Solar Eclipse can only occur during which time of day AND moon phase?
Day, New Moon
The lighter, outer part of a shadow cast by a celestial body where the sunlight is only partially blocked
What is the Penumbra?
The Earth's seasons are caused by this.
What is Axial Tilt?
It adds a 13th month every two or three years.
List the 8 moon phases in order, starting with the New Moon.
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent
When was the most recent Lunar Eclipse visible in Kansas?
August 27–28, 2026
The day where the length of the day and night are exactly the same.
What is the Equinox?