THIS MOON IS STILL GETTING WIDER AND IS ALMOST FULL.
WHAT IS A WAXING GIBBOUS MOON?
THIS PHASE OCCURS WHEN THE MOON IS CLOSE TO A NEW MOON AND JUST BARELY VISIBLE
WHAT IS A WANING CRESCENT?
THE SUN
WHAT IS THE ONLY STAR IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
SATURN
WHAT PLANET HAS RINGS?
THIS OCCURS WHEN THE MOON'S GRAVITY PULLS ON THE OCEANS OF EARTH.
WHAT ARE TIDES?
THIS PHASE OCCURS MOON IS FULLY LIT BY THE SUN FACES THE EARTH
WHAT IS THE FULL MOON?
8 DISTINCT PHASES
HOW MANY PHASES DOES THE MOON HAVE?
EARTH
WHAT PLANET IS THE THRID IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN SUSTAIN LIFE?
URANUS AND NEPTUNE
WHAT THE TWO BLUE GAS PLANETS?
THIS STABILIZES THE EARTH'S OBIT ON IT'S AXIS
WHAT DOES THE MOON'S GRAVITY STABILIZE?
THIS PHASE OF THE MOON OCCURS WHEN THE SUNLIT SIDE IS FACING AWAY FROM EARTH
WHAT IS THE NEW MOON?
THIS PHASE OCCURS WHEN HALF THE MOON IS LIT BY THE SUN AND STILL GROWING WIDER
WHAT IS THE FIRST QUARTER MOON?
JUPITER
WHAT PLANET IS THE LARGEST PLANET AND HAS A RED SPOT?
ASTEROID BELT
WHAT SET OF ROCKY DEBRIS IS FOUND BETWEEN MARS AND JUPITER?
REFLECTION OF SUNLIGHT OFF THE SURFACE
WHAT ALLOWS US TO SEE THE MOON?
THIS PHASE OCCURS WHEN THE MOON IS NO LONGER FULL AND IS GETTING SLIGHTLY NARROWER
WHAT IS WANING GIBBOUS?
THIS PHASE IS WHEN THE MOON IS HALF LIT BY THE SUN AND IS GETTING NARROWER
WHAT IS THE LAST QUARTER MOON?
WHAT IS THE NAME FOR THE GROUP OF DWARF PLANETS ON THE OUTER RIM OF OUR SOLAR SYSTM?
PLUTO
WHAT FORMER PLANET IS NOW TERMED A DWARF PLANET?
27 DAYS
WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF TIME FOR THE MOON TO ORBIT THE EARTH?
THIS PHASE OCCURS AS THE MOON IS FIRST BECOMING VISIBLE AGAIN AFTER A NEW MOON
WHAT IS A WAXING CRESCENT?
WAXING AND WANING
WHAT ARE THE TERMS FOR THE MOON GROWING WIDER AND NARROWER
VENUS
WHAT PLANET IS SECOND IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND MOST SIMILAR TO EARTH?
MARS
WHICH PLANET IS THE FOURTH PLANET AND TERMED THE RED PLANET?
A GIANT BALL OF ROCK
WHAT IS THE MOON MADE OF?