Moon
What is the beginning of the moon phase cycle called?
What is new moon?
How many moons does Earth have?
What is one?
The Earth's revolution around the Sun causes what?
What is seasons?
We experience nighttime when...
What is when our side of the planet is facing away from the sun
What phase would the moon need to be in for a lunar eclipse?
What is full moon?
Are waning phases getting bigger or smaller?
What is smaller?
How long does it take Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis?
What is 24 hours?
Why is winter colder?
What is Earth is tilted away from the sun.
What is Russia?
What phase would the moon need to be in for a solar eclipse?
What is new moon?
What percentage of the moon is visible during the first quarter and last quarter phases?
What is 50%?
How long does it take Earth to make one revolution around the sun?
What is 365 days?
Earth is tilted toward the sun and there are more hours of daylight. What season is it?
What is summer?
Why are there craters on the moon?
What is comets/meteors/asteroids hitting surface?
During lunar eclipses, the moon tends to take on what color?
What is red/orange?
Why does the shape of the moon seems to change?
What is the moon's revolution around Earth
Where would you want to travel to on Earth to witness the northern lights?
What is the Arctic Circle (north pole area) or South Pole?
If it is summer in America, what season is it in Austrailia?
What is winter?
Why do we have high tides and low tides?
What is because of the moon?
When a solar eclipse occurs, can everyone on the planet see it?
What is no
The Moon cannot sustain life because it has extreme temperatures, no _________ and very little _______.
What is atmosphere, water?
If Earth had no tilt, would there be seasonal changes?
What is no, it's the tilt that causes the seasonal changes
What are the two months we see equinoxes happen? (hint: there is nearly an equal amount of daylight and darkness at all locations)
What is March and September?
What is the percentage of Earth's tilt on its axis?
What is 23.5 degrees?
Explain why we don't see a lunar/solar eclipse during every new/full moon.
What is the moon, sun, and earth have to be lined up exactly for eclipses to happen?