Moon Phases Short Answer Questions
What is a solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse is when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun.
What causes day and night?
The Earth takes 24 hours to make one complete turn. We have day and night because the Earth rotates.
How long does it take for the Earth to turn on its axis of rotation?
1 day (24 hours)
How long does it take Earth to orbit the Sun?
1 year (365 days)
How long does it take the Moon to revolve once around the Earth?
29 days (about 1 month)
What is a lunar eclipse?
A Lunar eclipse is when the Earth passes between the Moon and the Sun.
Why does the moon seem to change shape from week to week?
The Moon appears to change shape because we see different amounts of the lit part as the Moon orbits the Earth.
Why is just one side of the Moon visible from Earth
The same side of the Moon always faces the Earth because the Moon spins once on its axis in exactly the same amount of time that the Moon revolves around the Earth, or once every 29 days. The Moon and Earth have been tidally locked in this configuration for millions of years.
Why is it hotter in Summer than in the Winter?
The sun's rays hit Earth at a more direct angle in summer than in winter and the days are much longer than the nights during the summer
What are the 8 phases of the moon?
new moon, waxing crescent, (waxing) first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, (waning) third quarter, waning crescent