earths 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 12:00 lunch time
am: morning time before noon -asleep and when you first get to school

Question 3

rotation\rotates

Answer 3

the movement of an object in a circular motion

Question 4

orbit

Answer 4

a repeating path that one object in space takes around a number

Question 5

shadow

Answer 5

a dark shape made when an object blocks light when you stand outside your body blocks sunlight and that makes a shadow

Question 6

cycle

Answer 6

a circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern

Question 7

sphere

Answer 7

perfectly round and symmetrical like ball

Question 8

tilt

Answer 8

the angle of the Earth’s axis. this causes seasons

Question 9

new moon

Answer 9

the 1st phase of the moon in this phase the moon is completely dark since we cant see the side the sun is shining on

Question 10

crescent moon

Answer 10

the 2nd phase of the moon in this phase we can see sunlight reflecting off of only about one quarter of the moon of the moons surface that faces us

Question 11

quarter moon

Answer 11

the 3rd phase of the moon in this phase we can see 1 4th of the moon that faces us

Question 12

gibbous moon

Answer 12

the 4th phase of the moon in this phase we can see sunlight reflecting off three quarter of the moon that faces us.its or a full moon yet but its getting there.

Question 13

Full moon

Answer 13

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.