Earth's Motion Around the Sun
This causes night and day
What is the position of Earth in relation to the Sun
This is how the Moon emits its light
What is its light is reflected off the Moon from the Sun
The moon phase during a lunar eclipse
What is the full moon phase
During what season would days be longest
What is summer
This is a motion that the Earth does as it goes around the sun
What is a rotation
This phenomenon is the motion of one object around another
What is a revolution
These are the two types of phases that occur through the Moon's cycle
What is Waning and Waxing
This is where you would be able to see a lunar eclipse
What is anywhere on Earth
What is the tilt of the Earth's rotational axis
This is the line on which an object rotates
What is a rotational axis
This is the reason why the poles receive less light
What is the light will be more concentrated on the equator, and the light will spread out, losing its energy
This is how you would see a New Moon in comparison to a Full Moon
What is a New Moon will appear dark, and as if nothing is there, as the Full Moon will emit light towards Earth and appear bright
The areas where you would be able to see a partial and total solar eclipse
What is within the moon's umbra and penumbra
The reason that Earth's seasons change as it orbits the sun
What is the tilt of Earth's rotation axis, combined with Earth's motion around the sun
This is the lighter spot in the shadow where light is only partially blocked
What is the penumbra
This is the direction in space that Earth rotates
What is west to east
This is the direction that the Moon moves from, and how it appears on Earth
What is East to West
This is the order in which a solar eclipse occurs
What is the moon in between the Earth and sun, casting a shadow onto the Earth
Describe what an equinox is
Meteorology is the study of what phenomenon
What is the study of weather
This is the time period in which the north end of Earth's rotation axis faces the sun
What is half of Earth's orbit
This is the cycle of the Moon's phases in order
What is the New Moon, Waxing crescent, 3rd quarter, Waxing gibbous, Full Moon, Waning gibbous, 1st quarter, Waning crescent
Describe what a lunar eclipse would look like compared to a solar eclipse
What you would see for a lunar eclipse you would see a portion of the moon, the rest covered by Earth's shadow. For a solar eclipse, you would see the moon with a glowing ring around it
This is the reason that Meteorological seasons are better for everyday life than astronomical seasons
What is they are tied to our monthly calendar and are more consistent so it is easier to calculate seasonal statistics
This is a day when Earth's rotation axis is the most toward or away from the sun
What is a solstice