Seasons
Moon Phases
Eclipses and More
How long? How many?
EVERYTHING and MORE
100

These days have equal hours of daylight and darkness.

What are Equinox

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
The motion the Earth does on its axis?
What is rotate?
200

If the Earth had no tilt, we would no longer have?

What are seasons

200
The phase of the moon that is completely illuminated by the sun?
What is a full moon?
200
This 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

When the sun shines at a maximum in one hemisphere and a minimum in the other.

What is solstice?

300

If the Northern Hemisphere is pointing toward the sun, what season will we have?

What is summer?

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

The type of orbit the Earth makes around the sun.

What is elliptical? 

400

Earth's sits at a ______ angle

What is 23.5?

400

Name the moon phase that follows a full moon.

What is waning gibbous?

400

Due to the Earth’s axis, the hemisphere leaning towards sun has _____ days.

What is longer/hotter?

400

The number of moons Earth has.

What is one?

400

The motion the moon does around the Earth and the Earth does around the sun.

What is revolve?

500

If the speed of the Earth's rotation changed what would it affect?

The length of days/nights

500

This phase of the moon follows the new moon phase.

What is waxing crescent?

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

The number of moon phases.

What is 8?

500

The rotation of Earth on its axis causes every location on the surface of Earth to move as
Earth turns. What direction does each location move?

What is counterclockwise or west to east?