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Full Moon
Waxing gibbous
Waxing crescent
First Quarter
the phase of the moon in which its whole disk is illuminated
moon is more than half lit but not fully lit and appears to gr…
The moon is less than one-half illuminated by the sun but less…
The moon is one-half illuminated by the sun.
Full Moon
the phase of the moon in which its whole disk is illuminated
Waxing gibbous
moon is more than half lit but not fully lit and appears to gr…
Equinoxes
Winter Solstace
Summer Solstace
Causes of the seasons
Spring and Fall... - equal radiation in both hemispheres... - axis p…
N hemisphere tilted away from Sun. Less direct radiation
N hemisphere tilted towards Sun. More direct radiation.
-Tilt of the Earth on its axis (23.5 degrees)... -Revolution arou…
Equinoxes
Spring and Fall... - equal radiation in both hemispheres... - axis p…
Winter Solstace
N hemisphere tilted away from Sun. Less direct radiation
rotate
axis
equator
hemisphere
To spin on an axis
An imaginary line through the center of the earth, running nor…
An imaginary line around the middle of the earth, separating n…
half of the earth
rotate
To spin on an axis
axis
An imaginary line through the center of the earth, running nor…
Revolution
Rotation
Tilt
Latitude
one object that moves around another object
object spinning on an axis
Earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees
area north and south of equator
Revolution
one object that moves around another object
Rotation
object spinning on an axis
Maria
Axis
Ellipse
Equinox
Darck colored relatively flat regions of the moon formed when…
Imaginary vertical line that cuts through the center of the ea…
Elongated closed curve that describes earths long orbit around…
Twice yearly time each spring and full when the sun is directl…
Maria
Darck colored relatively flat regions of the moon formed when…
Axis
Imaginary vertical line that cuts through the center of the ea…
Ellipse
Rotation
Revolution
Equinox
Shape Earth takes when moving around the Sun
Earth spins on its axis... Gives us 24 hours
Earth's yearly orbit around the sun
Most of sun ray hits the equator... Equal hours of daylight and n…
Ellipse
Shape Earth takes when moving around the Sun
Rotation
Earth spins on its axis... Gives us 24 hours
A tide is a ___ rise and fall of sea le…
During ___ phases, more of the Moon is…
What happens at the December Solstice i…
What makes the moon wax and wane?
Daily
Waxing
Winter begins and the North Pole is in darkness
The moon's position in its orbit around Earth
A tide is a ___ rise and fall of sea le…
Daily
During ___ phases, more of the Moon is…
Waxing
Astronomy
axis
rotation
revolution
The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
Line passing through Earth's center and poles
Movement of Earth around its axis
Movement of one object around another object
Astronomy
The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
axis
Line passing through Earth's center and poles
perigee (perihelion)
apogee (aphelion)
eclipse
umbra
the point in the moon's orbit when it is closest to the earth
the point in the moon's orbit where it is furthest from the ea…
when one planetary body passes through the shadow of another.
-the inner part of the cone-shaped shadow... -the sunlight is com…
perigee (perihelion)
the point in the moon's orbit when it is closest to the earth
apogee (aphelion)
the point in the moon's orbit where it is furthest from the ea…
Rotation
Revolution
Solstice
Season
The spinning of Earth on its axis
The motion of a body that travels around another body in space
Either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its gre…
Earth's tilt in combination with its orbit around the Sun caus…
Rotation
The spinning of Earth on its axis
Revolution
The motion of a body that travels around another body in space
New Moon
waxing crescent
first quarter moon
waxing gibbous
Moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the…
Less than half of right side is lit.... A phase of the moon comin…
The phase of the moon when it is one-quarter of the way throug…
A phase of the moon that comes after a 1st quarter moon and be…
New Moon
Moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the…
waxing crescent
Less than half of right side is lit.... A phase of the moon comin…
Gravity
International Space Station (ISS)
Space Twins
HI-SEAS
The force that attracts any object towards anything that has m…
A laboratory in Space where Astronauts from many countries can…
Astronauts that performed an experiment sending one brother in…
Experiment where a group of scientists lived in isolation in H…
Gravity
The force that attracts any object towards anything that has m…
International Space Station (ISS)
A laboratory in Space where Astronauts from many countries can…
Astronomy
Axis
Rotation
Revolution
The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space.
An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the N…
The spinning motion of a planet on its axis.
The movement of an object around another object.
Astronomy
The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space.
Axis
An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the N…
Asteroid
Sun
Terrestrial planet
Crater
A small, solid object that orbits the sun
The star at the center of the solar system around which all th…
One of the small planets close the sun. These are Mercury, Ear…
A hole formed by a object hitting a surface
Asteroid
A small, solid object that orbits the sun
Sun
The star at the center of the solar system around which all th…
What are the major elements of Earth's…
What is the relation between elements a…
What are atoms with the same number of…
What is a substance that consists of tw…
Oxygen and Silicon
Elemants make up minerals
Isotopes
Compound
What are the major elements of Earth's…
Oxygen and Silicon
What is the relation between elements a…
Elemants make up minerals
An imaginary line the Earth spins on
The Earth's Axis Runs
The Earth Rotates on it's Axis
The Earth's rotation causes
Axis
From the North Pole to the South Pole
once every 24 hours (one day)
day and night
An imaginary line the Earth spins on
Axis
The Earth's Axis Runs
From the North Pole to the South Pole
What is Earths rotation?
What is Earths revolution?
Why do we have seasons?
Why do we see phases of the moon, and w…
Earth rotates on its axis, every 24 hours, which causes day an…
The Earth revolves around the sun every 365 and 1/4 day
Earth is tilted on its axis 23.5 degrees, so in its 365 day tr…
The moon takes 29 and 1/2 to orbit the earth
What is Earths rotation?
Earth rotates on its axis, every 24 hours, which causes day an…
What is Earths revolution?
The Earth revolves around the sun every 365 and 1/4 day
Mercury Moon Mission
Gemini Moon Mission
Apollo Moon Mission
1st American in space
Mission was to get 1 person into orbit and back on earth safely
Mission was to get 2 people into earths orbit and do spacewalk…
Mission was to land on the moon - 3 people, 1 in moons orbit a…
Alan Shepard
Mercury Moon Mission
Mission was to get 1 person into orbit and back on earth safely
Gemini Moon Mission
Mission was to get 2 people into earths orbit and do spacewalk…
Astronomical Unit
Space Station
Lander
Space Probe
The mean distance from the Earth to the Sun, approximately 149…
A large artificial satellite on which people can live and work…
A spacecraft designed to land on the surface of a planet or mo…
A spacecraft that has various scientific instruments that can…
Astronomical Unit
The mean distance from the Earth to the Sun, approximately 149…
Space Station
A large artificial satellite on which people can live and work…
satellite
planet
meteor
comet
A body that orbits a planet
an object that orbits the sun, is large enough to have been ro…
a streak of light caused by an object burning up as it enters…
a cold mixture of dust and ice that produces a long trail of l…
satellite
A body that orbits a planet
planet
an object that orbits the sun, is large enough to have been ro…
Rotation
Day
Revolution
Season
The spinning of a body such as a planet on its axis
Time it takes a planet to complete one full rotation on its ax…
The motion of a body that travels around another body in space…
A division of the year that is characterized by recurring weat…
Rotation
The spinning of a body such as a planet on its axis
Day
Time it takes a planet to complete one full rotation on its ax…
lunar
Project Apollo
rocket
satellite
anything related to the Moon
series of space missions designed to send people to the Moon
vehicle designed to propel itself by ejecting exhaust gas from…
any small object that orbits a larger object
lunar
anything related to the Moon
Project Apollo
series of space missions designed to send people to the Moon