Science Questions

Star- large ball of glowing gases that is extremely hot

Kennedy draws an image with the Sun, the Moon, and The Earth aligned in a straight line with the Moon at the center, the Sun on the right, and Earth on the left.

Rocky surface as a planet and also has water on it

Located at the center of the solar system

Which planets have rocky surfaces similar to Earth's?

The _____ happens when half of the side of the moon that we do get to see and the half of the side of the moon we don't get to see is illuminated by sunshine.

The phase of the moon we see two weeks after the new moon is known as the _____.

The third quarter moon phase \is sometimes known as the ____.

During the full moon, the moon is directly opposite our _____ in the sky, meaning that the only half of the moon that is illuminated by sunshine is the side we see.

After the last quarter moon, the _____occurs right before the new moon, and so the four-week cycle of the moon is complete.

The phase of the moon directly opposite the sun is the _____.

The phase of the moon where we cannot see the moon in the sky, unless there's a solar eclipse, is known as the _____.

Because the new moon is near the _____ at the point of the new moon, it will rise around sunrise and set at around sunset.

The phase of the moon that occurs three weeks after the new moon is the _____.

The first quarter moon is the phase of the moon we see roughly one week after the _____.

During the waning gibbous moon phase the size of the moon in view starts to _____.

The phase of the moon following the full moon is known as the _____.

As the moon continues its orbit around the earth in a counterclockwise fashion, more and more of the side that we see is illuminated by the sun, which is known as the _____.

During the new moon phase, the half of the moon that is illuminated by the sun is the _____ side of the moon, the side of the moon we never get to see.

The phase of the moon we see after the first quarter moon is called the _____.