About Earth
Earth rotates on its axis once every ...
24 hours
True/False: The Moon is a planet.
False
The Earth's revolution around the Sun causes _______.
Seasons
On Earth, we can see a red moon during this eclipse.
What is a lunar eclipse?
This is the spinning motion of a planet on its axis.
What is rotation?
This is the direction that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
What is counterclockwise?
This moon phase comes after a full moon.
What is a waning gibbous?
On this day, day and night are equal.
What is an equinox?
In what moon phase does a Solar Eclipse occur?
New Moon
The point at which the Sun is at its highest or lowest point in the sky, marking the longest and shortest days of the year.
What is solstice?
This is the person who popularized the theory that the Sun is in the center of our solar system.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
What moon phase comes directly after the new moon?
Waxing Crescent
This invisible part of the Sun’s radiation spectrum is responsible for sunburns and can cause skin cancer.
What is UV (ultraviolet) light?
This is the reason why we don't see an eclipse every month.
What is the Moon's tilted orbit?
If you can see a bright ring of light, you are looking at this type of eclipse.
What is annular?
What do you call the "Earth-centered" model of our solar system that we no longer accept as true?
Geocentric
In a waxing moon, the light is on the...
Right
Changes in the amount of sunlight trapped by Earth's atmosphere causes this phenomenon, which leads to long-term weather pattern shifts.
What is climate change?
The darker, central part of a shadow where the Sun is completely blocked during an eclipse.
What is the umbra?
This is a period of time during the year that is marked by specific and predictable weather patterns.
What are seasons?
This planet is the reason that Galileo was able to prove that the Earth revolved around the Sun.
What is Venus?
Spring tides occur during these moon phases.
What are full and new moon?
The emission of these substances into the atmosphere cause heat to be trapped on Earth.
What are greenhouse gases?
This word is used to describe someone who is acting crazy, especially during a full moon.
What is a lunatic?
This term describes the bending of light as it passes through different materials, such as Earth’s atmosphere.
What is refraction?