Objects in Space
What is a large, spherical object that revolves around a star is called?
Planet
An object spinning on an axis is called?
Rotation
When it is summer in the Northern hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern hemisphere?
Winter
How much of the moon is always lit up by the sun?
50%
When the moon blocks out the sun's light, what kind of eclipse is this?
What is a small object that revolves around a planet called?
Moon
An object moving around another object is called?
Revolution
What season is it when the Northern hemisphere is receiving indirect sunlight?
Winter
What word do we use for the shape of the moon when we see less than half of the lit side of the moon?
Crescent
When the moon is in the Earth's shadow, what kind of eclipse is this?
Lunar
What is the term for the unit of measurement that is equal to the distance light travels in one year?
Light Year
What causes day and night?
Rotation
What word do we use for the longest and shortest days of the year?
Solstice
What word do we use for the shape of the moon when we are able to see more than half of the lit side of the moon?
Gibbous
What is the inner, darker part of a shadow called?
Umbra
What is a large collection of stars, dust, and gases held together by gravity called?
Galaxy
What causes seasons?
Revolution (and the Earth's tilt)
What word do we use for the days when there is an equal amount of daylight and darkness?
Equinox
When the light is on the right side of the moon, is this waxing or waning?
Waxing
If you are standing in the moon's penumbra during a solar eclipse, what kind of eclipse would you see?
What is the term for the unit of measurement that is equal to the distance between the sun and the Earth?
Astronomical Unit
One Earth revolution is equal to...?
One year
Why is it warm in the summer and cold in the winter?
In the summer, the hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, receiving more direct sunlight. meaning it is warmer, and opposite for winter
When the moon is in between the sun and the Earth, what moon phase would we see?
New moon
Why don't we see lunar and solar eclipses every time there is a full/new moon?
The moon's orbit is tilted at a 5 degree angle, so the objects don't always line up