Earth, Sun, and Moon Oconnell

What is it called when Earth's Shadow is on the moon

• Lunar Eclipse

• Waxing Cresent

• Waning Gibbous

• Solar Eclipse

What does the Earth revolve around?

• Star

• Lunar Phases

• Sun

• Moon

Self-luminous celestial body is?

• Sun

• Lunar Eclipse

• Star

• Moon

What occurs when the full moon passes into Earth's shadow?

• Lunar Phases

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

• Star

What happens when the moon passes between the Earth and Sun, covering the Sun?

• Star

• Lunar Phases

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

The shape of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth.

• Lunar Eclipse

• Lunar Phases

• Star

• Sun

One reason the Earth experiences different seasons is the 23.5 degree _________

of the Earth's Axis.

• Rotation

• Axis

• Tilt

• Moon

A second reason Earth experiences seasons is that Earth ___________

around the Sun.

• Tilts

• Rotates

• Spins

• Revolves

Patterns of the apparent motion of the sun, moon, and __________ in the sky can be predicted

• Stars

• Milky Way

• Asteroid

• Satellites

A curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object.

• Axis

• Solar System

• Star

• Orbit