8th F& C Lunar Phases Pt 2

The path an object follows as it moves around another object

• Orbit

• revolution

• solstice

• equinox

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The orbit of one object around another object.

• Revolution

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Phase

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

When Earth's rotation axis is tilted directly toward or away from the sun.

• Solstice

• equinox

• phase

• waxing phase

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When Earth's rotation axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun.

• solstice

• equinox

• phase

• waxing phase

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The lit part of the Moon or a planet that can be seen from Earth.

• Phase

• equinox

• revolution

• umbra

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Phases of the Moon during which more of the Moon's near side (facing toward the Earth) is lit each night.

• waxing phase

• waning phase

• umbra

• equinox

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Phases of the Moon during which less of the Moon's near side is lit each night.

• Waning phase

• Umbra

• penumbra

• solar eclipse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The central, darker part of a shadow where light is totally blocked.

• umbra

• penumbra

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked

• umbra

• penumbra

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An occurrence during which the Moon's shadow appears on Earth's surface.

• Solar Eclipse

• Equinox

• Umbra

• Penumbra

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1