Moon
What is waning?
The light is shrinking
When the earth spins on its own axis its called
rotation
Where does the sun set
west
What is the term when day and night are even
equinox
What is it called when the earth passes between the moon and the sun
lunar eclipse
What is waxing?
The light is growing
When the earth moves around the sun it is called
revolution
where does the sun rise
east
How many equinoxes occur during the year?
2
What is it called when the moon passes between the earth and the sun
solar eclipse
What does it mean what the moon is crescent?
Less than half full
Rotation of the earth causes what
day and night
What is the term when the poles of the earth is tilted at their maximum towards or away from the sun
solstice
What causes seasons
revolution and tilt of the earth
what is the phase of the moon during a solar eclipse
new moon
What is the term for when the moon is more than half full
Gibbous
How long is one rotation of the earth
24 hours
longest day of the year shortest night of the year
summer solstice
what direction does the earth revolve around the sun
counter clock wise
What is it called when the object is being blocked partially?
Partial eclipse
Why can we not see the moon during the day
too close to the sun
How long does one revolution of the earth take?
365.25 days
longest night of the year shortest day of the year
winter solstice
name the complete series of moon phases starting with new moon
new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent full moon
What is it called when the object during the eclipse is being blocked out entirely?
total eclipse