Earth's place in the universe

Question 1

axis

Answer 1

an imaginary line an object turns around

Question 2

day\night

Answer 2

pm-afternoon-after lunch time
am-morning time before noon- asleep

Question 3

rotates

Answer 3

the movement of an object in a circular motion

Question 4

orbit

Answer 4

a repeating path that one object in space takes around another

Question 5

shadow

Answer 5

a dark shape made when an object blocks light

Question 6

Cycle

Answer 6

A circle of events that repeats in a rectangular pattern.

Question 7

Sphere/spherical

Answer 7

Perfectly round and symmetrical like a ball

Question 8

Tilt

Answer 8

The angles of the earths axis. this causes season

Question 9

New moon

Answer 9

The first phase of the moon. in this phase, the moon is completely dark since we cant see the side that the sun is shining on.

Question 10

Crescent moon

Answer 10

The second phase of the moon. in this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off only about one quarter of the moons surface that faces us

Question 11

Quarter moon

Answer 11

the third phase of the moon. in this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off half of the moons surface that faces us.

Question 12

Gibbous moon

Answer 12

The Fourth phase of the moon. in this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off of three quarters of the moons surface that faces us. its not a full moon yet, but its almost there