Earth's place in the universe

Question 1

Axis

Answer 1

An imaginary line an object turns around.

Question 2

Day/Night (24 hours)

Answer 2

Pm- afternoon- after 12 lunch time. AM-morning time before noon- asleep when you first get to school.

Question 3

Orbit (position)

Answer 3

A repeating path that one object in a circular motion.

Question 4

Shadow

Answer 4

A dark shape made when object blocks light. When I stand outside your body blocks the sunlight and that makes a shadow.

Question 5

Cycle

Answer 5

A circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern.

Question 6

Sphere/spherical

Answer 6

Perfectly round and symmetrical like a ball.

Question 7

Tilt

Answer 7

The angle of the earths axis. this causes seasons.

Question 8

New moon

Answer 8

The first phase of the moon. in this phase,the moon is completely dark since we cant see the side that the sun is shining on.

Question 9

Crescent moon

Answer 9

The second phase of the moon. in this phase we cant see sunlight reflecting off only about a quarter of the moons surface faces us.

Question 10

quarter moon

Answer 10

the third phase of the moon. in this phase we can see sunlight reflecting off half of the moons surface that faces us.

Question 11

gibbous moon

Answer 11

The fourth phase of the moon. in this phase we can see sunlight reflecting there quarters of the moons surface that faces us. its not full moon yet but its getting there.

Question 12

Full moon

Answer 12

The fifth phase of the moon in this phase we can see sunlight reflecting off all of the moons surface that faces us in this phase the moon appears round and completely lit up.