STAAR Vocabulary 15

Question 0

Lighted surface of the moon appears to grow smaller.

Answer 0

Waning

Question 1

The different appearances of the moon throughout the month.

Answer 1

Lunar Phases

Question 2

Lighted surface of the moon appears to grow larger.

Answer 2

Waxing

Question 3

Either of the two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greater distance north or south of the equator.

Answer 3

Solstice

Question 4

Either of the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the earth.

Answer 4

Equinox