Sun, Earth, Moon 1
The Earth takes about this amount of time to revolve around the sun?
365 1/4 days
True/False The Moon is a planet.
False
Shira looked up one night and saw a full moon. This is the length of time until she can see a full moon again?
The shape of the moon seems to change because...?
The moon revolves around Earth
The Moon phase that comes directly after the new moon is the.....
the waxing crescent
Earth rotates on its axis once every ...
24 hours
What do we call a rocky sphere that travels around a planet?
Moon
This causes the terminator to change locations.
What happens to the terminator line as the Moon orbits around the Earth and we are able to see more or less of the half that is illuminated?
Why does the moon appear at night?
It reflects light from the sun
The percentage of the Moon that is visible during the first quarter phase.
50%
The Earth's rotation causes .........
day and night
Terminator
This word means to shine light onto something or make visible
How many days does it take to see all of the phases of the moon?
About a month OR 29.5 days
The moon phase where the moon is not visible on Earth
What is the NEW MOON?
How does light from the sun travel?
In Straight Lines
What is scale?
The relative size of things
This is the border between light and dark on the moon
Waxing means the light is _______________ and waning means the light is ___________________.
Waxing means the light is increasing and waning means the light is decreasing.
In a waxing moon, the light is on the....
right
Another name for rotation is .........
spinning or turning
The star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system.
What is the sun?
During which lunar phase is the moon almost completely illuminated as seen from Earth?
Gibbous Moon
The near circular path a smaller takes around a larger object
What is orbit?
In a waning moon, the light is on the...
left