Science Test 4 ms.w Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is maria? | dark spots on the moon |
what is the umbra? | A dark area, especially the blackest part of a shadow from which all light is cut off |
What order is the sun earth and moon in a solar eclipse? | Sun, Moon, Earth. |
What order is the sun earth and moon in a lunar eclipse? | Sun, Earth, Moon. |
Waxing is getting _________. | Bigger |
Waning is getting _________. | smaller |
Are you more likely to witness a lunar or solar eclipse in a lifetime? | lunar eclipse |
What causes the seasons ? | The seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth's rotational axis away or toward the sun as it travels through its year-long path around the sun |
What causes day and night ? | When the Earth spins around on its axis, it creates night and day on Earth |
Solstice | days are at the longest amount of sunlight |
What is an equinox? | An equinox is a period in the orbit of a plant in which the planet's orbit and position cause the Sun to pass directly over the equator. |
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