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Question | Answer |
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The Moon takes ---- days to orbit the Earth | 29 |
The Moon does not make its own -----. It reflects light from the ----- | light sun |
The Moon appears to change ---- because only the part of the Moon facing the Sun is lit up | shape |
a point in Earth's orbit around the sun where daylight is either the longest or the shortest amount possible | solstice |
a point in Earth's orbit around the sun where night and days are the same length | equinox |
earth spinning on the axis | rotation |
earth spinning around the sun | revolution |
Name me the Moon phases in order | New Moon, waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Crescent, Last Quarter, Waning Gibbous |
What causes seasons? | the tilt on the axis and revolution |
occurs when the moon passes through the shadow of the earth | lunar eclipse |
happens when the moon goes in front of the sun and blocks most of the sun's light from the earth | solar eclipse |