Moon Phases
What is a new moon?
The phase of the moon in when Earth cannot see it
How often does a solar eclipse happen?
A few times each year.
What is a total lunar eclipse?
When there is a total darkening of the lunar surface.
How often does the Earth spin on its axis?
every 24 hours (1 day)
How many times closer is the moon to the earth?
400 times
What is rotation?
When the earth completes one spin on its axis.
What is penumbra?
A zone where Earth blocks part of the Sun's rays from reaching the moon
What is the Umbra?
The darkest part of a shadow
What is Lunar?
Another word for the moon
When does an annular solar eclipse happen?
When the moon is at it's farthest point from the earth.
What is Orbit?
The path that the Moon follows around the Earth.
When does a partial solar eclipse happen?
When the sun, moon, and earth are not perfectly lined up
What is partial lunar eclipse?
A portion of the Moon moves into the Earth's umbra.
What is eclipse?
An event in which a planet or moon passes into the shadow of another planet or moon.
When does a solar eclipse happen?
When the moon passes between the sun and the earth, casting a shadow on the earth.
What is the first and last quarter?
The phase when earth can see half of the moon
What is Axis?
The imaginary line in which the Earth rotates.
What is penumbral lunar eclipse?
A subtle eclipse where the Moon's brightness may be challenging to observe.
What is a total solar eclipse?
When the moon completely blocks the sun from reaching a portion of the earth.
How long does it take for the moon to orbit the earth?
27 days
What is full moon?
The phase of the moon when Earth can see the entire moon
What is revolution?
When the Earth completes one orbit around the Sun.
What is a requirement for a lunar eclipse?
There is a full moon and the Earth is in the middle of the Sun and Moon
What is the corona?
the outer atmosphere of the sun
What is a hybrid solar eclipse?
an eclipse that shifts between annular and total as the moon's shadow moves across the globe.