The Moon
The light of the moon is increasing.
Waxing
A Solar Eclipse occurs during what moon phase?
New Moon Phase
What is the longest day of the year?
Summer solstice
This word means to spin. It takes the Earth 24 hours to do this, and it causes day and night.
Rotate
The Earth has a tilt of about_________.
23.5 degrees
The light of the moon is decreasing.
Waning
A Lunar Eclipse occurs during what moon phase?
Full Moon Phase
What is the shortest day of the year?
Winter Solstice
This word means to go around the Sun. It takes the Earth 365 days to do this, and it causes the cycle of seasons.
Revolution
The Northern and Southern hemispheres experience the same season. (True or False)
False, Opposite
During the waxing phases, the moon's light is always on the ______________.
Right
During a Lunar Eclipse the _______ is blocked from sight.
Moon
The Earth receives different amounts of sunlight during the day because the Earth is _________.
Tilted
This occurs when one planetary body passes through the shadow of another.
Eclipse
In the summer in Alaska, there are only a few hours of darkness a day. (True or False)
True
During the waning phases, the moon's light is on the ________.
Left
During a Solar Eclipse, the Sun is blocked from sight by the _______.
MOON
When it is summer Northern Hemisphere, it is _______ in Southern Hemisphere.
Winter
Half of a sphere.
Hemisphere
The __________ is the time when the days and night are almost equal.
Where does the moon get its light?
It reflects light from the Sun.
What must be lined up in a straight line for a solar and lunar eclipse to occur?
The Earth, Moon, and Sun
If the Northern Hemisphere is receiving direct sunlight, then the Southern Hemisphere is receiving ________ sunlight.
Indirect
A dark area or shape produced between rays of light and a surface.
Shadow
How many phases does the moon have?
EIGHT PHASES (New Moon, Waxing Crescent, 1st Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, 3rd Quarter, Waning Crescent)