This happens when Earth's shadow falls on the moon.
What is a lunar eclipse?
100
How often does earth rotate on its axis?
24 hrs
100
Path a object takes around another object
What is orbit?
200
5th Planet
What is Jupiter?
200
Chunk of rock or metal that orbits the sun
What is asteroid?
200
This happens when the moon's shadow falls on Earth
What is a solar eclipse?
200
How often does earth make one revolution?
365 1/2 days
200
Imaginary line that goes through the north and south pole
What is axis?
300
6th Planet
What is Saturn?
300
Large ball of ice and dust that orbits the sun.
What is a comet?
300
The different shapes the moon seems to have in the sky.
What are phases?
300
Its going to be a hot day. You want to play outside, but you also want to be in the shade. Predict what time of day a tall tree will give you the most shade. Noon or 3:30 pm and explain your answer.
3:30 pm; because the tree's shadow will be longer.
300
Large body of rock or gas that orbits the sun
What is a planet?
400
1st Planet
What is Mercury?
400
Spinning of a object on its axis
What is rotation?
400
Which phase do you see the whole lighted moon?
full moon
400
What causes day and night?
Rotation of the earth's axis
400
This pulls the moon towards earth.
What is gravity?
500
9th Planet
There is no 9th planet anymore!!
500
Movement of one object around another.
What is revolution?
500
Name all 4 moon phases in order.
New Moon, 1st Quarter moon, full moon, and third quarter moon.