is the time it takes for Earth to make one complete rotation (360 degrees)
what is the sidereal day?
100
the moon is farthest from Earth
what is apogee?
100
the imaginary plane that connects Earth's orbit with the celestial sphere
What is plane of the ecliptic
100
Which of these do the Earth and moon have in common?
rocky surfaces, active volcanoes, water, oxygen in the atmosphere
What is rocky surfaces?
200
is the turning, or spinning, of a body on its axis -
what is rotation?
200
occurs about January 3 each year
What is perihelion?
200
are a result of the motion of the moon and the sunlight that is reflected from its surface
what are lunar phases?
200
Autumn equinox
What is september 22 or 23
200
The Earth rotates on its ___________
What is an axis?
300
is the turning, spinning, of a body on its axis
what is roatation?
300
occurs about July 4 each year
what is aphelion?
300
the moon is closest to Earth
what is the perigee?
300
How long does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?
What is 1 year or 365 1/4 days?
300
The Earth is a planet and the sun is a medium sized
What is a star?
400
is the slight movement, over a period of 26,00 years, of earth axis
what is precession -
400
is when the sun has reached its zenith
what is noon?
400
the cycle of the moon through its phases requires 29 1/2 days
what is the synodic month?
400
put the following in order from smallest to greatest. Sun, moon, solar system, Earth
What is the moon, Earth, sun, and solar system?
400
Earth has seasons because of the Earth's ______ as it revolves around the sun. -
What is the tilt?
500
is the motion of a body, such as a planet or moon, along a path around some point in space.
What is Revolution?
500
has a period of 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds (measured in solar time)
what is the sidereal day?
500
after the moon has made a complete revolution around Earth, it has not yet reached its starting position, which is directly between the sun and the Earth
what is the new-moon phase?
500
Earth has its yearly cycle of seasons because ...
What is the inclination of earths axis to the plane of the ecliptic
500
If the moon is 1/4 the width of the Earth, what part of our solar system has a width that is 110 times that of the Earth?