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Earth
Eclipses
Moon
This and That
Vocabulary
100
The length of daylight changes as the seasons change during the year. This is the cause of these changes in daylight.
What is the tilt of the Earth?
100
The Earth-moon-sun system arrangement that causes a total solar eclipse.
What is the "Sun - Moon - Earth"?
100
This is a satellite of the planet Earth.
What is "the Moon"?
100
The time it takes Earth to rotate on its axis
What is "24 hours" (one day)?
100
This word describes the Earth spinning continuously.
What is "rotating"?
200
The location on Earth that receives the most direct sunlight.
What is the Equator?
200
Look at the image of a total solar eclipse the teacher is holding. The stage of the eclipse at 2:00 p.m. would be like this.
What is "Choice C"?
200
The cause of a full moon about once a month.
What is "the Moon revolves (orbits) around the Earth once a month"?
200
It takes this long for the Earth to complete one full rotation.
What is 24 hours (or a day)?
200
This imaginary line goes from the North Pole to the South Pole of the Earth.
What is the "axis"?
300
The Earth takes this long to revolve, or complete its orbit, around the sun.
What is one year (365 1/4 days)?
300
The Earth-Sun-Moon system arrangement during a lunar eclipse.
What is the "Sun - Earth - Moon"?
300
During this phase of the moon, we can see no light from the moon.
What is a "new moon"?
300
Look at the image the teacher is holding up. The phase that is missing is
What is "A"?
300
This term is used to describe the phase of the moon when we see all of the lit side.
What is "full moon"?
400
The earth is tilted like this where we live during summer.
What is "towards the Sun"?
400
This occurs when the Moon's shadow falls on part of the Earth.
What is a "solar eclipse"?
400
High and low tides
What does "the Moon cause on Earth"?
400
The reason there is day and night.
What is "the rotation of Earth on its axis"?
400
This word describes how the Moon moves around the Earth and how Earth moves around the Sun.
What is "revolve" (orbit)?
500
The imaginary line on which the Earth rotates.
What is the "axis"?
500
The Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, causing this.
What is "a solar eclipse"?
500
The Moon revolves around the Earth causing these to be seen through the month.
What are the "phases of the Moon"?
500
The time it takes Earth to spin on its axis one time
What is "1 day" (24 hours)?
500
Another word for revolve
What is "orbit"?