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What is the Earth tilted on? axis
What does the Earth revolve around? Sun
What makes the seasons and changes the length of day and night? tilt and rotation of Earth on its axis
In what season does the Earth get the most sunlight? summer
In what season does the Sun rise later in the morning and sets earlier in the evening? winter
The Moon has many_____________. phases
In what phase is the Moon invisible? New Moon
In what phase does a tiny sliver of light appear on the Moon? Crescent
In what phase is half of the Moon visible? Quarter
In which phase is the moon almost completely visible? Gibbous
What phase of the moon comes after the Full Moon? Waning Gibbous
What makes the Moon visible? sunlight
When the Moon starts to shrink by showing less and less, is the Moon waxing or waning? waning
When the Moon gets more and more visible, is the Moon waxing or waning? waxing
Does the Moon revolve around the Earth or the sun? Earth
Is Earth's axis straight up and down? If not, how is the axis? No, it's tilted
Do all parts of Earth receive the same amount of sunlight as it revolves around the Sun? No, different parts receive different amounts of sunlight.
When the ___________ hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, it is the ________________ season. Northern, Summer
When the _____________ hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun it is the ___________ season. Northern, Winter
What does less direct sunlight for the Earth mean? Longer days and shorter nights or shorter days and longer nights? Shorter days and longer nights
Does the Sun light the whole moon? No, just half
Does the Moon make its own light? No, light comes from the sun.
Does the moon change shape? No, we only see what is reflected from the sun.
A _________Moon happens when the moon is between Earth and the Sun. The Sun lights the far side of the Moon, so the side facing Earth is dark. New Moon
What side of the Moon is lit/visible in the Northern Hemisphere? Right
What side of the Moon is unlit/invisible in the Northern Hemisphere? Left
In what phase is the right half of the Moon visible? First Quarter
In what phase is more than half of the left side of the Moon invisible? Waning Gibbous
In what phase is the Moon completely visible? Full Moon
After the New Moon, does the Moon begin its waxing phases or waning phases? Waxing phases
After the Full Moon, does the Moon begin its waxing phases or waning phases? Waning phases
What is the seventh phase of the Moon? Third Quarter
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