Earth
This word describes the spin on a planet on its axis
Rotation
During the winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the Earth's axis is tilted _______ from the sun.
away
What is the effect of the moon moving around the Earth?
Phases of the moon
Tides are caused by..
the pull of gravity by the sun and moon
Tonight I saw a first quarter moon. The moon will soon transition into the next moon phase, which is .......
How long does it take for Earth to complete one rotation?
one day or 24 hours
What shape does the Earth orbit around the sun?
ellipse
What do waning and waxing mean?
Waning = shrinking
Waxing = growing
Umbra
Tonight I saw a full moon. This moon will transition soon to a __________________ moon phase.
Waning Gibbous
The rotation of Earth on its axis causes this.
day and night.
It takes 365 and 1/4 days for earth to do a _______ around the sun
Revolution
This phase occurs when the lit half of the Moon is facing away from Earth.
New Moon.
True or false? Depending on the time of the month we can see either the near side of the moon or the far side
False
Why do the temperatures on the moon vary so much?
The moon has no atmosphere.
What is the main cause of seasons on earth?
Earths tilt on its axis
What kind of weather would you expect in Australia in September / October?
Beginning of Spring
What phase of the moon is between a New Moon and First Quarter moon?
Waxing Crescent
True or False: Half of the moon is always lit?
True!
This is the moon phases with no light on the surface
What is the new moon
What is the difference between a solstice and an equinox?
Solstice = where the Sun is furthest North/South of the Equation
Equinox = equal about of sunlight
What do we call when the Sun, Earth, and moon are alined and the moon creates a shadow on the Earth?
A solar eclipse
What phase of the moon has light on the left side of moon and is greater than a semicircle by not fully lit?
Waning Gibbous
What do we call the blocking of sunlight to the moon when earth is directly between the sun and the moon?
Lunar Eclipse
The order of moon phases starting with the new moon
new Moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent.