Sun, Earth, and Moon Section 1

The spinning of Earth on an imaginary axis every 24 hours

• equinox
• solstice
• revolution
• rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Earth's year long elliptical orbit around the Sun

• revolution

• waxing

• waning

• rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Twice yearly point when the sun reaches its greatest distance North or South of the equator

• rotation

• sostice

• waxing

• revolution

Phases of the moon following a new moon when more of the lighted side becomes visible

• waning

• lunar eclipse

• waxing

• impact basin

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Phases of the moon after the full moon when the visible part gets smaller

• maria

• waxing

• revolution

• waning

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Occurs when the moon moves between the Earth and the Sun and the moon casts its shadow on Earth

• revolution

• Solar Eclipse

• lunar elclipse

• rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the earth's shadow falls on the moon

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

• impact basin

• sphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Dark colored flat regions on the moon formed from lava

• stuff

• solstice

• maria

• lakes

Hollow left on the moon's surface by an object striking the moon

• maria

• stuff

• inertia

• impact basin

The phase of the moon that can't be seen from Earth. Follows a waning crescent.

• new moon

• full moon

• cheesy moon

• asteroid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1