Moon Sun Earth

to turn on an axis-it takes earth one day or twenty-four hours to turn once on its axis.

spring, summer, fall, winter-caused by the tilt of the earth's axis in which the sun's rays strike more directly at certain times

caused by the moon passing between the sun and the earth and blocking light from the sun

to move around another object.  the movement of a planet around the sun

the time it takes earth to orbit once around the sun-365 1/4 day

caused by the earth passing between the sun and the moon

the imaginary line that goes through the center of the earth-the earth turns on this.

a natural satellite of earth that reflects the sun's light

the total or partial blocking out of light from one object in space by another

the center and largest body in our solar system-a star made up of very hot gas

different stages in the appearance of the moon throughout the month depending on the light reflected off of the moon

what is the sun's movement in relation to the moon and earth?

what is the moon's movement in relation to the sun and earth?

The phases of the moon depend on its position in relation to what

What is the Earth's movement in relation to the sun and moon?

a revolution is how many days and what does this create?

a rotation is how long and what does it create?

you start to see more of the moon

you see less of the moon

which can not be seen in a lunar eclipse?

which cannot be seen in a solar eclipse?

how many days between each moon phase

when we can see only a sliver of the moon's disk (the side of the moon facing us)

when the moon's disk is light because the Earth is between the sun and the moon

when we can see roughly three-quarters of the moon's disk

when we can see one half of the moon's disk (this is one-quarter of the entire moon's surface)

when the moon's disk is dark (and invisible to us) because the moon is between the sun and the Earth.

when the moon seems to be getting smaller, going from full to gibbous to half to crescent to new.

when the moon seems to be getting bigger, going from new to crescent to half to gibbous to full.