Moon Phases
Earth
Miscellaneous
Seasons
Moon Phases 2
100
How many phases of the moon makes a cycle?
8
100
What causes Earth's seasons?
The Tilt
100
Which has longer days, winter solstice or summer solstice?
Summer Solstice
100
When the North Pole is tipped toward the sun, it is this season in the northern hemisphere.
Summer
100
The first phase of the moon.
New Moon
200
Which phase of the moon can you can see the entire face of the moon lit up at night?
Full Moon
200
What is it called when the days are equal, because the sun is lined up with the Earth's equator? (think of Bill Nye's video)
An equinox
200
This is the most northerly part of Earth.
the North pole
200
The sun is the highest in the sky at what time of day?
Noon
200
We see the lit surface of the moon getting smaller, but is more than half lit?
Half moon (or gibbous)
300
Which moon phase shows a small sliver of the moon getting larger?
Waxing crescent
300
What does the Earth's rotation cause?
night and day
300
When the earth is between the sun and moon, casting a shadow on the moon is called 
what?
A lunar eclipse
300
In which season is your shadow the longest in?
Winter
300
A small sliver of the moon is seen, and it occurs towards the end of the moons cycle
le.
crescent (waning)
400
Which moon is directly between the sun and the earth, in where the earth sees only the dark side of moon?
New moon
400
This is the number of days it takes the earth to revolve around the sun.
365 (and a quarter) days
400
When the moon is between the sun and earth during the day, casting a shadow onto the Earth.
solar eclipse
400
Which direction does the sun rise in the morning?
East
400
Half of the moon is lit and it has traveled three quarters around the earth.
Half moon (or 3 quarter moon)
500
Which phase of the moon is half lit and in between and the moon has made a quarter of its way around the earth?
Half moon
500
What happens in an solstice?
Its either the longest or shortest day of the year depending on the season.
500
How long is a rotation for Earth?
24hrs
500
Which season has the longest day? And which season has the shortest day?
Summer longest. Winter shortest
500
Name 4 out 6 moon phases.
New Moon
crescent
Half moon
gibbous
full moon
gibbous