What is the northern or southern half of the Earth called?
hemisphere
axis
revolution
phase
What is an invisible line that runs through the middle of an object?
crater
What does Earth do on its axis?
orbit
rotates
What is the path Earth takes around the Sun, or the path the Moon takes around the Earth?
What is Earth's travel around the Sun called?
Revolution
What is a hollow area or pit in the ground?
What is the type of "motion" of the sun as it rises in the east and sets in the west?
apparent
solar eclipse
What are large rocks that travel through space often causing craters?
meteoroids
orbits
A temporary state of being, often used to describe a change in the appearance of the moon.
lunar eclipse
Blocking of the Sun's light that happens when Earth passes through the Moon's shadow
Blocking of the Moon's light when the Moon passes into Earth's shadow; happens when Earth is directly between the Sun and the Moon.
We have ___ because the Earth's axis is tilted as we revolve around the sun.
seasons
weather
summer
We have day and night because Earth ____ on its axis.
elliptical
long
How many days does it take for Earth to make one revolution?
200
365
457
How long does it take earth to make on rotation?
12 hours
72 hours
24 hours
Earth's path around the sun is shaped like an oval, also called a ____ path or orbit.
short
The sun is higher in the sky during which season?
spring
winter
fall
During what part of the day will your shadow be short?
midday
early morning
evening
What is the position of Earth in relation to the Sun when it is summer in the northern hemisphere?
The northern hemisphere of the earth is angled toward the sun as it revolves.
The southern hemisphere of the earth is angled toward the sun as it revolves.
The moon creates its own light.
How many days does it take the moon to make a complete cycle?
29 days
15 days
9 days
What causes tides, which is the rising and falling of ocean waves?
the moon's gravity
the sun's gravity
During a ___ eclipse the moon casts a shadow on the Earth.
During a ___ eclipse the Earth's shadow falls on the moon.
lunar
solar
What is the closest object to Earth in space?
sun
moon
Mars
What is the first phase of the moon?
🌕 Full
🌑 New
🌓 First Quarter
What is the second phase of the moon?
🌒 Waxing Crescent
What is the third phase of the moon?
🌘 Waning Crescent
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
What is the fourth phase of the moon?
🌖 Waning Gibbous
What is the fifth phase of the moon?
🌗 Third Quarter
What is the sixth phase of the moon?
What is the seventh phase of the moon?
What is the eighth phase of the moon?
What is the ninth phase of the moon?
