Vocabulary
Moon Phases
Eclipses
How long? How many?
Random
100
The relative size of things is called this
What is scale?
100
The phase of the moon when we cannot see the moon.
What is new moon?
100
This eclipse happens when the moon is in the Earth's shadow and the full moon, sun, and Earth are lined up directly.
What is a Lunar eclipse
100
What is the length of time it takes the Earth to revolve around the sun?
365 days or one year
100
This is the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth).
What is rotation?
200
The border between light and dark on the moon is known as this.
What is the terminator?
200
The phase of the moon that is completely illuminated by the sun?
What is a full moon?
200
Which eclipse happens when the sun is blocked by the moon and the new moon, Earth, and sun line up?
What is a Solar eclipse
200
What is the length of time it takes the Earth to rotate one time on its axis?
about 24 hours
200
The length of a lunar cycle.
What is 29 days?
300
A rocky sphere that travels around a planet is called this.
What is a moon?
300
This is the source of the moon's light.
What is the sun?
300
This is the moon phase that a solar eclipse occurs during.
What is the new moon phase?
300
What is the length of time it takes the moon to orbit the Earth?
one month (29.5 days)
300
True or False: Kepler-47c is a planet in our solar system?
What is false?
400
To shine light on an object and make it visible is called this.
What is illuminate?
400
Name this moon phase.
What is waxing crescent?
400
This is the moon phase that a lunar eclipse occurs.
What is a full moon phase?
400
The number of times you have traveled around the sun if you are 10 years old.
What is ten times?
400
The motion the moon does around the Earth and the Earth does around the sun.
What is revolve?
500
A person that takes pictures of astronomical objects, celestial events, and areas of the night sky is known as this.
What is an astrophotographer?
500
This is the reason for the different phases of the moon.
What is only part of the moon gives off light reflected from the sun at different times of the month because of the angle of sunlight hitting it as it orbits the Earth
500
The reason we don't have an eclipse during every new moon or full moon.
What is the moon's orbit is on a tilt so the sun, moon, and Earth only line up twice a year for an eclipse?
500
What is the number of natural satellites (moons) the planet Earth has?
one (our moon)
500
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.
What is waxing gibbous?