8.4 Earth in Space Vocab

Front

Monthly

Back

Happening once a month.

Front

Orbit

Back

The motion of Earth around the Sun.

Front

True or False: The moon is always half lit by the sun.

Back

True

Front

How many phases does the moon go through?

Back

8

Front

What is the term for the path an object takes as it moves around another object in space?

Back

Orbit

Front

What is the name of the phase when the moon is completely illuminated?

Back

Full Moon

Front

What is the term for the phase when the moon is not visible from Earth?

Back

New Moon

Front

What is the term for the gradual change in the moon's appearance?

Back

Lunar Phases

Front

What is the name of the phase when the moon is half illuminated and increasing in light?

Back

First Quarter

Front

What is the name of the phase when the moon is half illuminated and decreasing in light?

Back

Last Quarter