Eclipses
When the moon blocks the sun, it is called....
gas/atmosphere
Space rocks smaller than asteroids are called ______________.
Meteoroids
Icy objects that orbit the sun are called _____________.
comets
If I was looking at a new moon, I would see...
nothing
Partial Solar Eclipse
Gasses we breathe, like _____________, exist in side of this ________________.
oxygen/atmosphere
When a meteoroid enters the atmosphere, it get's ______________ _____ by the gases as it falls toward Earth.
burned up
Oort cloud
After new moon, you would see a ________ ______.
crescent moon
When the Earth blocks the sun from hitting the moon, it's called a ______ ___________
Lunar Eclipse
______________ are large space rocks that orbit the sun.
Asteroids
Meteoroids that enter the atmosphere are now called ________.
meteors
Comets hang out near the outer planets, but sometimes fly through the ____________ ___________.
inner planets
When the moon is half lit up, it's called a ______ or ___________ quarter moon.
1st/3rd
During a lunar eclipse, the ____________ blocks the _____________
Earth, sun
Asteroids are not as large as ______________.
planets
When a meteor hits the ground, it is now called a _______________.
meteorite
Comets are made of:
rock and ice
Waxing means the amount of light is getting ____________ while waning means the light is getting ________.
bigger/smaller
The light that flows through Earth's atmosphere druing a lunar eclipse makes the moon look red and it's called a _____________ moon.
Blood
The ___________ ________ is a collection of asteroids, orbiting the sun.
asteroid belt
A meteorite can create a ___________ upon impact.
crater
It can take __________ of years for a comet to orbit the sun.
hundreds
Full moon is when the light from the _________ illuminates the _________ moon.
sun/whole