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Vocabulary
Moon Phases
Eclipses/ Planets
Seasons/Hemispheres
Misc.
100
One half of the Earth's surface, usually above or below the equator.
What is hemisphere
100
What causes the moon's phases
What is the moon's position in oribit (revolution around Earth)
100
What is an eclipse
What is the blocking of light shining from one object in space onto another
100
If it is cold and winter in the Northern Hemisphere, is the Earth tilted toward or away from the Sun
What is away
100
What creates the daily cycle of the tides
What is the rotation of the Earth
200
The act of spinning around
What is rotation
200
What path does a moon follow
What is orbiting a planet
200
Why is the length of day different for each planet
What is each planet takes a different amount of time to complete one rotation
200
If it is summer in Sydney, Australia, what season is Santiago, Chile experiencing?
What is summer
200
How does the gravitational pull of the sun affect the orbit of the planets
What is gravity pulls on the planet and it causes a nearly circular orbit
300
The act of moving around another object
What is revolution
300
If today is a full moon, how long will it take for you to see a full moon in the sky again.
What is about 30 days
300
Describe the orbit of each planet in the solar system
What is nearly circular
300
What causes seasons
What is the Earth's orbit and tilt on its axis
300
What force combines with a planet's forward motion to affect its movement in the solar system
What is gravity
400
The path one object takes around another object
What is orbit
400
How often does Earth's moon take to oribt Earth
What is about one month
400
When does a lunar eclipse take place
What is when a full moon crosses Earth's shaddow
400
Describe the Northern Hemisphere during the December Solstice
What is the sun is low in the sky, and the temerature is cold
400
Why does it appear that the stars move across the sky
What is Earth is rotating on its axis
500
The way an object appears to move, not whether or how it actually moves
What is apparent motion
500
Name the 4 main phases of the moon
What is new moon, first quarter, full moon and last quarter
500
What causes a solar eclipse
What is the moon moving between the Earth and the Sun
500
What happens in the Southern Hemisphere as the March equinox approaches
What is the days become shorter. It is fall, temperatures drop.
500
What causes the length of shaddows to change
What is the apparent motion of the sun