Lunar Phases
The phase of the moon where the entire portion lit by the Sun is visible from Earth
What is a full moon?
When it is Summer in the Southern Hemisphere, it is this season in the Northern Hemisphere
What is winter?
Equal amounts of sun in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
What is an equinox?
The direction the Earth revolves around the Sun
What is counterclockwise?
How long it takes a rocket to travel to the moon
What is 3 days?
The phase of the moon where there is no visible sunlight reflecting off the moon's surface onto the Earth
What is a new moon?
Although Earth revolves and experiences seasons, the equator's _______ does not fluctuate much throughout the year
What is temperature?
What is waxing?
The Earth's revolution is 365 1/4 days, so we have this every four years
Some say this figure can be seen if you look at the lunar surface
Who is the Man in the Moon?
The first lunar phase immediately after a new moon
What is a waxing crescent moon?
When the North Pole is facing the Sun, the Northern Hemisphere experiences this season
What is summer?
The amount of sunlight reflected on the moon as seen from Earth appears to be shrinking
What is waning?
What the top of the axis always points towards
What is the North Star?
When the last new moon occured
What is Saturday, October 10th?
The moon appears to be getting smaller, but there is still more than half of the visible reflected light
What is a waning gibbous moon?
Both hemispheres receive equal amounts of sunlight, and the Northern Hemisphere is starting to experience warmer weather
What is the spring solstice?
One hemisphere receives the maximum amount of sunlight, while the other receives the least amount of sunlight
What is a solstice?
The Earth's tilt
What is 23.5 degrees?
The North Pole has 24 hours of daylight in the summer
What is the midnight sun?
The moon is shrinking during these phases, and there is only what appears to be half left
What is a third quarter moon?
The spherical shape of Earth scatters and changes the intensity of _______ _______, allowing the North and South Poles to experience less direct sunlight
What are sun rays?
More than a quarter moon, but less than a full moon
What is gibbous?
Despite being closest to the sun during this month, Earth's temperature is not affected that much
What is January?
The Moon is this far from the Earth
What are 238,000 miles?