Seasons
Rotation vs Revolution
Earth/Sun/Moon
Moon Phases
Vocabulary
100
When the Northern Hemisphere leans away from the Sun, causing the Sun to appear lower in the sky the season is….
Winter
100
The earth turns about its own axis, we call this movement what?
Rotation
100
Which is closer to Earth? The Moon or the Sun?
The Moon
100
How many moon phases do we have?
8
100
The star around which the Earth orbits.
The Sun
200
The shortest day of the year is called?
Winter Solstice
200
Earth takes _____ _____ to rotate around.
24 Hours
200
Order in size from smallest to greatest…..
Moon, Earth, Sun
200
If we just had a New Moon, what is this moon phase?
First Quarter Moon
200
An imaginary line around which Earth rotates.
Axis
300
What is the longest day of the year is called?
Summer Solstice
300
Earth takes ______ _______ to revolve once around the sun.
365 days
300
How many Suns fit in between the Sun and the Earth?
100 Suns
205 Suns
107 Suns
107
300
The moon’s un-illuminated side is facing the Earth. The moon is not visible. What phase is this?
New Moon
300
A fixed luminous point in the night sky that is a large, remote body like the Sun, Blue Giant, and Red Dwarf.
A star
400
When the Northern Hemisphere leans towards the Sun, causing the Sun to appear HIGHER in the sky, the season is…..
Summer
400
Earth moves around the Sun. We say that the Earth ______ the Sun.
Orbits
400
Which is closest to the diameter of the Earth? 12,000KM, 13,000KM, 14,000KM
13,000 KM (About 12,756KM)
400
The moon’s illuminated side is facing the Earth. The moon appears to be completely illuminated by direct sunlight. Which phase?
Full Moon
400
The dividing line between the light and the dark part of Earth
The Terminator
500
When the time of day and night is equal this is called what?
Equinox
500
What does the Earth’s rotation cause?
Day/Night
500
109 Earths fit into this diameter.
The Sun
500
What is this moon phase?
Waxing Crescent
500
An event in which the sun is obscured by the moon.
Solar Eclipse