Vocab Quiz #19: Unit 6 Space Review

The lighter part of a shadow, where light is partially blocked.

• Corona
• Equinox
• Penumbra
• Umbra

Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of the Earth.

• Moon Phases
• Solar Eclipse
• Equinox
• Lunar Eclipse

One half of the earth; North or South

• Hemisphere
• Equinox
• Revolution
• Scattering

An eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow.

• Penumbra
• Equinox
• Lunar Eclipse
• Solar Eclipse

The darkest part of a shadow.

• Umbra
• Solar Eclipse
• Corona
• Penumbra

The spinning motion of a planet on its axis.

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Scattering
• Axis

The two days of the year (June - Summer; December - Winter) on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator.

• Equinox
• Moon Phases
• Solstice
• Rotation

Energy that comes in the form of heat (thermal) and light (radiant) from the sun.

• Geothermal Energy
• Solar Intensity
• Solar Eclipse
• Solar Energy

An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates.

• Rotation
• Equinox
• Hemisphere
• Axis

The period of time during which the visible surface of the moon decreases.

• Revolution
• Waxing
• Equinox
• Waning