moon phases
How long does it take for the Moon to go through one complete cycle of phases (from one New Moon to the next)?
29.5
What does the word "equinox" literally mean in relation to day and night lengths?
equal day and night
what is the order of objects when a solar eclipses happen
sun moon earth
is tropic of cancer northern or Southern hemisphere
northern
What does it mean when the Moon is described as "waxing"?
light is growing
what does solstice mean
when the sun reaches the highest or lowest point
what is the objets of celestial objets during a lunar eclipse
sun earth moon
southern
What happens to the Moon's appearance during the waning phases of the lunar cycle?
illuminated area decreases
During which two months do the equinoxes typically occur each year?
march and september
what is the penumbra
the outer layer and lighter of the shadow from a celestial object
what is the invisable line across the middle of eath
equator
What is the relative alignment of the Sun, Earth, and Moon during a New Moon phase?
moon is directly in-between earth and sun
What is the main reason Earth experiences different seasons throughout the year?
Earths axis is tilted to face the sun or not, creating direct rays of light
what is the umbra
the darkest part of a shadow in the middle of a celestial objects shadow
what is the imaginary line about which a body rotates
axis
true
(double points) this is not about solstices and equenoxes
Question: During a solar eclipse, the Moon's shadow moves across the surface of the Earth. What direction does the shadow move from and to.
West to East
(True or false)
If you are standing exactly at the North Pole during the Summer Solstice in June, the Sun will be directly overhead at noon.
false
what is the invisible line of earth going up to down on a map
prime meridian