Vocabulary
The Phases
Moon Facts
Facts about the Planets
Vocabulary Continued...
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The Earth's movement around the sun.
What is a REVOLUTION?
100
What moon phase is this?
What is waxing crescent?
100
There are ____________ phases of the moon.
What is EIGHT PHASES?
100
What planet has no atmosphere
mercury
100
The length of one revolution is.
What is 1 YEAR?
200
The Earth's movement on it's axis.
What is ROTATION.
200
What phase is this ?
What is a 3rd quarter moon
200
The moon is made from...
What is rocks and dust?
200
What planet is the hottest?
Venus
200
The length of one rotation.
What is 24 HOURS?
300
What causes the seasons?
Earths tilt on its axis
300
What phase is this
What is a first quarter moon?
300
The moon's light comes from this source.
What is the SUN?
300
What planet is farthest from the sun?
Neptune
300
The shape of Earth's orbit is...
What is a circular path
400
Longest day of light
What is Summer Solstice?
400
What phase is this?
What is a WAXING Gibbous?
400
The moon is _______________ when it is waxing.
What is growing?
400
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
400
What causes the moon phases?
the moons revolution around earth
500
The shortest day of light
Winter Solstice
500
What phase is this?
What is full moon?
500
When the moon is getting smaller.
What is WANING?
500
Name all the planets in order:
Mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune
500
Each of the two times of the year when days and nights are of equal length
What is Equinox?