When you are seeing a DECREASING amount of light, the moon is
What is waning
100
Which force is most responsible for keeping Earth in orbit around the sun?
What is gravity
100
The Earth is tilted on an imaginary line called its
What is axis
200
Takes 365 days to complete
What is revolution
200
When the Earth's shadow covers the moon
What is a lunar eclipse
200
If you were observing the moon phases from the new moon phase to the full moon phase you would see a(n) __________ amount of light
What is increasing
200
A ball is thrown upward. After traveling up for a few seconds, the ball begins to fall toward the ground. What is responsible for the ball falling to the ground?
What is the force of gravity.
200
The path that the Earth follows around the Sun is called its
What is orbit
300
Cause of the seasons
What is revolution
300
Describe the formation of the Sun, Moon, and Earth during a SOLAR eclipse
What is the Sun, Moon, Earth
300
How long does it take the moon to go through all of its phases? (New moon to new moon)
What is about 1 month
300
What causes tides?
What is the gravitational pull of the moon and sun on Earth's oceans
300
The axis of the Earth is tilted at _____ degrees
What is 23.5
400
What is the cause of day and night
What is Earth rotating (spinning) on its axis
400
Describe the formation of the Sun, Moon, and Earth during a lunar eclipse
What is Sun, Earth, Moon
400
What causes the different phases of the moon?
What is the changing positions of Earth and moon as they revolve around the Sun
400
Why would a person weigh LESS on the moon compared to the Earth?
What is the moon has less mass than Earth
400
How long does it take the moon to complete ONE rotation and revolution?
What is one month
500
The seasons are caused by revolution and this
What is the tilt of the Earth on it's axis
500
What phase of the moon must happen for a solar eclipse to occur
What is new moon
500
True or False: The light you see on the moon is light it is emitting itself
What is false (the moon does NOT emit its own light)