Occurs when Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon.

Diagram showing sun, Earth, and moon alignment.

August 21, 2017, for total solar eclipse.

Lunar eclipse occurs 14 days before solar eclipse.

Earth moves halfway around the sun for lunar eclipse. ________

Criteria for scoring responses on eclipse models.

Different appearances of the moon during its cycle.

The appearance of the moon from Earth.

Moon phase when fully illuminated from Earth.

Moon phase showing half illumination from Earth.

Moon phase when not visible from Earth.

Arrangement affecting moon phases and visibility.

Time of year for collecting crops.

Fill in the blank: The mean temperature recorded over a specific period is called _________.

Fill in the blank: The path of Neptune around the sun is called _________.

Fill in the blank: The location of the moon in relation to Earth and sun is called _________.

Fill in the blank: The moon of Neptune with variable orbital speed is called _________.

Fill in the blank: The speed of Nereid measured in km/s is called _________.

Fill in the blank: The distance measured in kilometers (km) from Neptune is called _________.

Fill in the blank: Nereid's speed decreases as distance increases. This is called _________.

Fill in the blank: The unit of measurement for distance is _________.

Fill in the blank: The unit of measurement for speed is _________.

Fill in the blank: The path Nereid follows around Neptune is called _________.

Fill in the blank: The resistance of an object to change in motion is called _________

Fill in the blank: The force related to magnetic fields, not gravity, is called _________.

Star around which planets orbit. Fill in the blank: ________

Largest mountain peak in the Solar System. Fill in the blank: ________

Size measurement of celestial objects in arcseconds. Fill in the blank: ________

Dwarf planet with 0.05 arcseconds angular diameter. Fill in the blank: ________

Dwarf planet with 0.1 arcseconds angular diameter. Fill in the blank: ________

Formed by Vesta's collision, features a central peak. Fill in the blank: ________

Measured between 20.0 and 22.5 km. Fill in the blank: ________

Measured between 10.0 and 10.5 km. Fill in the blank: ________

Elevation and distance measured in kilometers (km). Fill in the blank: ________

Collided with another object, creating Rheasilvia. Fill in the blank: ________

Height above a reference point, usually sea level. Fill in the blank: ________

Study of the Earth's surface features. Fill in the blank: ________

Natural objects in space, like planets and asteroids. Fill in the blank: ________

Small planetary bodies not classified as full planets. Fill in the blank: ________

Minimum distance from Earth to celestial objects. Fill in the blank: _________.

940 km, smaller than Pluto's diameter. Fill in the blank: _________.

5.8 x 10^9 km, farther than Ceres. Fill in the blank: _________.

0.79, Ceres to Pluto's diameter. Fill in the blank: _________.

Larger in telescope due to proximity. Fill in the blank: _________.

Smaller in telescope due to distance. Fill in the blank: _________.

Location of deep-sea drill cores studied. Fill in the blank: _________.

Rock debris transported by floating ice. Fill in the blank: _________.

Chronological catalog of fossilized organisms. Fill in the blank: _________.

Alteration in ecological conditions over time. Fill in the blank: _________.

Timeline of Earth's history based on rock layers. Fill in the blank: _________.

Strata containing preserved remains of organisms. Fill in the blank: _________.

Decrease in global temperatures over a period. Fill in the blank: _________.

Ocean adjacent to the Bering Sea. Fill in the blank: _________.

Fill in the blank: Measurement of depth below the ocean floor is called _________.

Fill in the blank: The abbreviation for million years ago is _________.

Fill in the blank: Strata formed by sedimentation over geological time are called _________.

Fill in the blank: Choosing data that supports a scientific claim is called _________.

Fill in the blank: The path an object takes around a star, planet, or moon, primarily influenced by gravitational forces, is called an _________.

Fill in the blank: The movement of planets around a star in defined orbits, affected by gravitational attraction, is called _________.

Fill in the blank: An early stage in star formation where a dense region of gas and dust begins to collapse under gravity is called a _________.

Fill in the blank: A measure of the amount of matter in an object, which influences its gravitational pull on other objects, is called _________.

Fill in the blank: Small celestial bodies that form during the early stages of planet formation, leading to the creation of planets, are called _________.

Fill in the blank: The oval-shaped path of an orbiting body, characterized by varying distances from the central object, is called an _________.

Fill in the blank: The speed at which a celestial body spins around its own axis or the speed of objects in orbit around a star is called _________.

Fill in the blank: The rotational center of a galaxy, often containing a supermassive black hole, influencing nearby objects, is called the _________.

Fill in the blank: The attractive force exerted by a mass on another mass, influencing motion and orbital characteristics, is called _________.

What is the term for the following definition? A dense cluster of gas and dust in space that can form stars and planets through gravitational collapse.

What is the term for the following definition? The star located at the center of a solar system, around which planets, moons, and other bodies orbit.

What is the term for the following definition? The process by which particles of gas and dust in space gather together due to gravitational attraction.

What is the term for the following definition? A push or pull on an object that can cause it to change its velocity (speed or direction).

What is the term for the following definition? The change in position of an object over time, often measured in terms of speed and direction.

What is the term for the following definition? The different appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth, which result from the Moon's position relative to Earth and the Sun.

What is the term for the following definition? The variable that is manipulated or changed in an experiment to test its effects on the dependent variable.

What is the term for the following definition? The variable that is measured or observed in an experiment, which changes in response to the independent variable.

What is the term for the following definition? Factors in an experiment that are kept unchanged to ensure that the results are due to the independent variable alone.

Fill in the blank: The mass of an object divided by its volume, indicating how compact its matter is; affects an object's buoyancy and stability in fluids, is called ________.

Fill in the blank: Natural objects outside of Earth's atmosphere, including planets, moons, stars, and asteroids, are called ________.

Fill in the blank: The collection of celestial bodies, including the Sun, planets, moons, and other objects that are bound by gravity to the Sun, is called the ________.

Fill in the blank: The angle at which a planet tilts on its axis; for Earth, it is approximately 23.5 degrees, which affects seasonal changes, is called ________.

Fill in the blank: Properties such as the shape, size, and duration of orbits that describe how celestial bodies move around each other are called ________.

Fill in the blank: A system that organizes Earth's history into eons, eras, periods, and epochs based on significant geological and biological events is called the ________.

Fill in the blank: A method used to determine the chronological order of rock layers and fossils without providing exact ages, based on their positions, is called ________.

Fill in the blank: A technique that determines the exact age of rocks or fossils using methods like radiometric dating is called ________.

Fill in the blank: The time required for half of a radioactive substance to decay, used in radiometric dating to calculate the age of rocks, is called ________.

Fill in the blank: A significant and rapid decrease in biodiversity on Earth, marked by the extinction of a large number of species, is called ________.

Fill in the blank: Remains or traces of ancient organisms preserved in rock, used to understand the history of life and Earth, are called ________.

Fill in the blank: Fossils that are used to define and identify geologic periods are called ________.

What is the largest division of geological time, encompassing billions of years and comprising several eras?

What is a major division of geological time, less than an eon and comprised of multiple periods?

What is this a picture of?