THE EARTH
SUN & MOON
Stars
NIGHT AND DAY
SPACE VOCABULARY
100

This imaginary line goes through the North Pole and South Pole and Earth spins around it.

Earth’s axis?

100

The different shapes of the Moon we see from Earth.

Moon Phases

100

A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky.

Constellations

100

Day and night are caused by this movement of Earth.

Rotation

100

A Moon phase where only a small curved sliver is visible.

Crescent Moon

200

the spinning of Earth that takes about 24 hours.

rotation

200

The Moon phase when we cannot see the Moon from Earth.

new Moon

200

These appear in long curved paths in photos of the night sky because Earth rotates.

Star Trails

200

This is the direction that the sun rises and sets in the sky

East to West 
200

A Moon phase where exactly half the Moon looks lit.

quarter moon

300

The movement of Earth going around the Sun that takes 365 days.

revolution

300

The moon phase in which the earth is in between the moon and sun

full moon

300

Different parts of the earth see different constellations depending on what part of earth they are on this part of earth is called a what

Hemisphere

300

the side of Earth facing the Sun experiences this.

daytime

300

A Moon phase where more than half the Moon is visible but it isn’t full.

Gibbous Moon

400

The path that Earth follows as it travels around the Sun.

Orbit

400

his word describes when the visible part of the Moon is getting bigger.

Waxing

400

List 3 examples of constellations

Orion, Ursa Major, Gemini, Cancer, etc....

400

This tool uses the Sun and shadows to tell time.

Sundial

400

This term describes when the visible part of the Moon is getting smaller.

Waning

500

These changes in weather during the year are caused by Earth’s tilt and revolution.

Seasons

500
When during the day would you have the longest shadow

Sunrise and sunset 

500

This is The reason star trails appear to move across the sky.

Rotation of Earth

500

On what day does the northern hemisphere experience the most sunlight

June 21st

500

This space event happens when one object moves into the shadow of another.

Eclipse