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?
This is how much the Moon's orbit is tilted.
What is 5 degrees?
This invisible part of the Sun’s radiation spectrum is responsible for sunburns and can cause skin cancer.
What is UV (ultraviolet) light?
The darker, central part of a shadow where the Sun is completely blocked during an eclipse.
What is the umbra?
This term refers to the gradual increase in the moon's visible, illuminated surface
What is waxing/wax?
What do you call the "Earth-centered" model of our solar system that we no longer accept as true?
Geocentric
This is the theory that explains how the Earth got its Moon.
What is the Big Impact Theory?
If you can see a bright ring of light, you are looking at this type of eclipse.
What is annular?
This is part of the reason why solar and lunar eclipses are rare, as this affects the alignment of the Earth, Sun, and Moon.
What is the Moon's 5 degree tilt in its orbit around the Earth?
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?
This is the year that the first crewed moon landing took place, and when Neil Armstrong said the famous quote "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." (Answer must be in the correct decade).
When is 1969? (Acceptable answer: 1960-1970).
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?
This is the date of the most recent lunar eclipse, or Blood Moon.
When is March 3rd?
This term describes the bending of light as it passes through different materials, such as Earth’s atmosphere.
What is refraction?