Earth
What celestial body warms the earth and creates tides in collaboration with the moon?
The sun
What is the big ball of fiery gas called?
A Star
How many days does it take the moon to revolve around the earth?
29.5 days
Why were stars called stars?
The word star originally meant sparkle and shine
How does an eclipse occur?
When the sun earth and moon align
What is the shape of the earth?
Sphere
What holds the earth in orbit?
The suns gravity
What causes the rise and fall of the oceans water levels?
The moons gravitational pull
What is the property of stars that scientist use to determine temperature of a Star?
Color
What happens when the moon passes between the sun and the earth?
Solar Eclipses
What causes seasons to occur?
As the earth orbits the sun different parts of the earth receive more direct sunlight at different times of the year
What is the sun responsible for producing that is essential for our bone health and overall well being?
Vitamin D
What is it called when the moon affects the part of the earth that changes our beaches daily?
The ocean tide
What two gases are stars mostly made of?
Hydrogen and Helium
What happens when the earth passes between the sun and moon?
Lunar Eclipses
What is the imaginary line horizontally around the middle of the earth?
Equator
What is it called when the sun and moon are aligned with the earth in a straight line?
A Syzygy
What moon phase can be seen during the day?
A waxing crescent moon
What is the name of the process that occurs under its own gravity forming a black hole?
Gravitational collapse
How many miles from the track of totality can a partial eclipse be witnessed?
3,000 miles
How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
365 1/4 days
How does the suns rays strike the earth in the summer?
Directly
What causes changes in the shape of the moon?
As the moon is moving around the earth we see different parts of the near side of the moon that is illuminated by the sun
What is the name of the theoretical type of star that is the size of Earth but has a mass comparable to that of the sun?
White dwarf
Approximately how many solar eclipse occur in a year?
5 per year