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  • Waning means...
    growing smaller
  • What season is it in the northern hemisphere in December?
    winter
  • What day of the year is the day with the greatest number of daylight hours?
    summer solstice which is usually June 21
  • Is summer an equinox or a solstice?
    solstice
  • What moon phase comes next?
    waning gibbous
  • What day of the year is the day with the least number of daylight hours?
    winter solstice which is usually December 21
  • Equinox or solstice: Which of the two changes of seasons has the pole tilted toward the sun?
    solstice
  • Is spring an equinox or a solstice?
    equinox
  • What moon phase comes next?
    waxing gibbous
  • When it is winter in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
    southern
  • Identify the moon phase in the image.
    waxing gibbous
  • What moon phase comes next?
    third quarter moon
  • Identify the moon phase in the image.
    waning gibbous
  • Waxing means...
    growing larger
  • What are the reasons Earth has seasons?
    tilt of axis and Earth's revolution around the sun
  • Identify the moon phase in the image.
    waxing crescent
  • List the moon phases in order from the new moon all the way through the cycle.
    new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous,full, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent
  • Explain what causes day and night?
    Day and night are caused by Earth's rotation on its axis. When you are facing the sun, it is daylight. When you aren't facing the sun, it is night time.
  • Equinox means...
    Equal hours of daylight and night.
  • What season is it in the southern hemisphere in June?
    winter
  • What moon phase comes next?
    waxing crescent
  • What season is it in the northern hemisphere in March?
    spring
  • How many degrees is Earth's axis tilted?
    About 23.5 degrees
  • Identify the moon phase in the image.
    waning crescent
  • What moon phase comes next?
    new moon