Moon Phases
Seasons
Revolution
Rotation
Random
100
The Sun reflecting light on the moon causes__________.
Moon Phases
100
Four different times during the year, with different types of weather.
Seasons
100
Earth's revolution around the sun is also called ______________.
Orbit
100
Rotation of the Earth causes ________.
Day and Night
100
An imaginary line that runs directly through the center of the Earth.
The Axis
200
How long is a lunar month?
29 - 30 days
200
What season would be experienced in the Southern Hemisphere?
Winter
200
An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center at its North and South poles
Axis
200
How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?
365 days or one year
200
What time of day are shadows the shortest?
Noon or 12:00
300
The moon is completely illuminated and appears as a complete circle in the sky.
Full Moon
300
What season is the northern hemisphere experiencing?
Summer
300
A curved path in space that is followed by an object going round and round a planet, moon , or star.
an orbit
300
The sun appears to move across the sky because _______________.
The Earth Rotates on its axis.
300
A mixture of gasses that surround and shield Earth.
The atmosphere.
400
First Quarter
400
What causes the seasons to change on Earth?
The tilt of Earth's axis.
400
What does the moon revolve around?
Earth
400
The Earth's spin on its axis, which takes about 24 hours and results in day and night.
Rotation
400
Something that happens or appears in a regular and repeated way.
Patterns
500
phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as ___________________.
waxing
500
How does revolution around the sun cause the change in seasons?
The angle at which the sun's rays hit the Earth's surface changes.
500
What does the Earth do in one year?
Earth makes one complete revolution around the Sun.
500
On which side of a house in Texas should a window be placed so that the people inside the house can see the sunrise each day through the window?
East.
500
What direction does the Earth rotate?
counterclockwise