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True or false: the moon rotates as fast as it revolves around the Earth

True

What season gets the MOST heat energy from the Sun?

summer

A solar eclipse occurs when the _____ comes between the Earth and Sun, creating a shadow.

moon

What causes night and day?

ROTATION OF THE EARTH

What season gets the LEAST heat energy?

winter

When there is less and less of the moon visible, it is w______.

Waning

What is the path an object in space takes around another object?

Orbit

Why do the moon's phases change?

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What is the angle of the Earth's tilt?

23.5 degrees

The imaginary line passing through the middle of the Earth that the Earth spins around

AXIS

What season would this be in the southern hemisphere?

Winter

A ______ eclipse occurs when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon.

lunar

What season would this be in the southern hemisphere?

Summer

What does the word "lunar" mean?

MOON

When there is more and more of the moon visible, it is w_______.

Waxing

Which season(s) would this be for southern and northern hemisphere?

Autumn and Spring

The middle line of the Earth where it is hottest

equator

TRUE OR FALSE: the Earth rotates and revolves

TRUE

Why does the moon appear to move across the sky at night?

Earth rotating on its axis

TRUE OR FALSE: The moon rotates and revolves

TRUE

What does the word "solar" mean?

sunlight

How many days is one lunar phase cycle?

The moon's lunar cycle is 29.5 days (so about a month)

What causes the seasons?

the tilt of the Earth as it revolves around the sun