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Nov 7 Science test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Full Moon | When the entire face of the moon is illuminated: occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun |
| Illuminate | To light up |
| New Moon | When the Moon is not visible in the night sky: occurs when the Moo is between the Sun and the Earth |
| Waning gibbous | A lunar phase in which the lighted portion on the Moon's side that faces Earth is getting smaller. |
| Waxing gibbous | A lunar phase in which the lighted portion on the Moon's side that faces Earth is getting LARGER |
| Season | One of the four periods of the year on Earth. (spring, summer, autumn or fall, and winter |
| Solar Radiation | Radiant energy emitted by the Sun |
| Solar energy | a form of energy that reached our planet from the Sun |
| Solar noon | The point at which the Sun is HIGHEST in the sky during the day |