Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Planet
This is the closest planet
What is Mercury?
DAILY DOUBLE
When the moon completely blocks the Sun from the Earth's view
What is a total solar eclipse?
Name of our galaxy
What is the Milky Way Galaxy?
Meaning of waning
What is decreasing?
This is the reason why seasons occur
What is the earth is tilted?
This planet is the biggest planet
What is Jupiter?
The darkest part of Earth's shadow
What is the umbra?
Another name for the Circumstellar Habitable Zone, which is a zone that allows life on Earth due to being not too close or far from the Sun.
What is the Goldilocks Zone?
This term means to increase
What is waxing?
The shape of Earth's orbit
What is an ellipse?
This planet is the windiest planet
What is Neptune?
The official term for a Blood Moon
What is a total lunar eclipse?
The reason Earth can not be too close to the center of the galaxy
What are large stars?
This half-moon occurs between the New Moon and the Fulll Moon
What is First Quarter?
The angle of the earth's tilted
What is 23.5 degrees?
This planet is tilted on its side
What is Uranus?
What is the penumbra?
This planet is far enough from the Sun to have an atmosphere, but is close enough to be the hottest
What is Venus?
This term is used when the moon is reflecting more than 50% sunlight
What is gibbous?
At this point, the earth is closest to the sun
What is the perihelion?
This planet is the coldest planet
What is Uranus?
What is a Full Moon?
If the Earth was too far from center of the galaxy, we would lack these (several possible answers)
What is oxygen?
(or Iron, heavy elements, elements for life, etc.)
This is the last stage before the New Moon
What is the Waning Crescent?
At this point, the earth is farthest from the sun
What is the aphelion?