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Bonus: Eclipses
100

Imaginary straight line that connects the North Pole to the South Pole that is tilted at 23.5 degrees.

What is the Earth's Axis?

100

Imaginary line that separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere.

What is the equator?

100

It takes this long for the moon to revolve completely around the Earth.

What is 29 days or about a month?

100
During this process, the moon moves through the Earth's shadow, and cannot be seen for a short time.
What is a "lunar eclipse"?
200

The path that the Earth follows to revolve around the sun.

What is Earth's orbit?

200

The day that the northern hemisphere first tilts towards the sun and marks the beginning of the new season. 

What is the Summer Solstice?

200
During this phase of the moon, we can see no light from the moon.
What is a "new moon"?
200
This occurs when the moon moves between the sun and the Earth, blocking some the the sun's light.
What is a "solar eclipse"?
300

Term used for Earth spinning on its axis.

What is rotation?

300

Term to describe when both hemispheres are receiving equal amount of light from the sun.

What is an equinox?

300
As we see less and less of the lit part of the moon, we say that it is doing this.
What is "waning"?
300

Reason why an eclipse doesn't happen every new moon and full moon.

What is the orbit of the moon around Earth is at a different angle?

400

The amount of time it takes for Earth to complete one full rotation.

What is 24 hours?

400

Season the southern hemisphere is experiencing when tilted away from the sun.

What is winter?

400
This term is used to describe the phase of the moon when we see all of the lit side.
What is "full moon"?
400

Phase of moon during a solar eclipse.

What is a new moon?

500
We have this special day every 4 years in February because it takes the Earth 365 and 1/4 days to revolve around the sun.
What is "Leap Year Day"?
500

Term to describe the following dates: June 23rd and December 23rd 

What is solstice?

500

Reason why from Earth we only see one side of the moon.

What is the Earth revolves and rotates at the same speed?

500

Phase of moon during a lunar eclipse?

What is a full moon?