Phases of the moon Flashcards
(27 cards)
When the moon appears completely dark the phase is a
New moon
As the lit up portion of the moon appear smaller and smaller we call it a
Waning moon
What side of the Moon can we see from earth
Near side
Waxing moon means
Moon is getting bigger
Wanning moon means
Moon is getting smaller
As the moon changes from full moon to new moon it is
Waning
As the moon changes from a new moon to a full moon it is
Waxing
Star is a giant ball of
Hot glowing gases
Axis an imaginary
Line around which earth spins
Rotation is
One complete Spin on the axis
The earth makes a complete rotation every
24 hours
Shadows form when
Light hits an object
Do you need three things to have a shadow
Light, object, surface
The size and direction of the shadow change
During the day
Earths axis is
Tilted
Earth makes one revolution around the sun every what?
Every year
Winter has
Long nights shorter days
Spring has
Equal time for a day and night
Summer has
long days shorter night
Fall has
Equal day and nights
The moon rotates on its axis and
Revolves around the earth
The moon revolves and rotates about the same rate it takes how many days to do both actions
27 days
The lunar eclipse is when the earth blocks the moon light that it gets from the
Sun
A telescope is a tool that
Magnifies objects that are far away
