Moon Phases
The term that means the lighting on the moon is growing.
Waxing
This type of eclipse happens on a full moon.
Lunar eclipse
The degree on the angle that the earth tilts toward the sun
23.5 degrees
Why are objects with mass attracted to each other
Gravity
The resistance of any physical object to any change
inertia
The phase when the entire moon is bright.
Full Moon
This type of eclipse happens during a new moon.
Solar Eclipse
The reason why the Earth has four seasons
Because of the tilt of the earth towards or away from the sun
True or False: There is no gravity in space
False
Newton's 1st law of motion
An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon; an object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon;
The term that describes the light of the moon fading.
Waning
You can only see a full solar eclipse if you are standing in this shadow.
Umbra
The season when the Earth is tilted away from the sun
Winter
Keeps Earth and the other planets in our solar system in orbit around the Sun.
Gravity
What protects you from inertia while in a car?
Seatbelt and airbags
The first phase of the moon
New Moon
What kind of eclipse occurs when the Moon, the Sun and Earth don't align in a perfectly straight line, and the Moon casts only the outer part of its shadow, the penumbra, on Earth.
Partial solar eclipse
Either of the two moments in the year when the Sun’s apparent path is farthest north or south from Earth’s Equator
Solstice-Winter or Summer
First discovered gravity by dropping cannons from the leaning Tower of Pisa.
Galileo
If Earth were to stop spinning, inertia would cause everything to ____________________.
Jerk sideways
A sliver of moon is a _________________and a larger amount of the moon is a _________________.
A crescent; a gibbous
This eclipse occurs when the Earth moves between the Sun and Moon but the three celestial bodies do not form a straight line in space
Partial lunar eclipse
One of the two times in a year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, and day and night are of equal length because it's orbit is closet to the sun.
Equinox - Spring and Autumn
Who made the following statement: “surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together.”
Star Wars' Obi-Wan Kenobi
Both keep the sun and planets in orbit
gravity and inertia