STAAR Earth Science: Earth, Sun, and Moon

Earth's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees and causes

Earth's revolution around the sun takes...

The amount of time it takes the Earth to completely rotate on its axis

Which planets are considered the inner planets?

Imaginary line that runs through the center of a planet, moon, or star

The predictable sequence of events that occur in the same manner over and over again

The sun rises in the...

The sun sets in the...

The spinning of Earth on its axis

The rise and fall of the oceans due to the moon's gravitational pull

The following of one thing after another; succession; orderly series

Caused by the rotation of Earth; the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west

The four planets furthest away from the sun

The lunar cycle, when we see different amounts of light reflected off the moon's surface

Created by an object blocking the sun's light

The lunar cycle of the moon; how long it takes the moon to orbit the Earth

Which moon phase is this?