Adams Earth Science Unit 2

When more than half of the left side of the moon is illuminated, it is called

photo-

phyto-, -phyte

a lunar eclipse occurs when

peri-

When the moon is not illuminated, it is called a

When the moon is fully illuminated, it is called a

this describes the moon when the illuminated portion is decreasing (the left side is lit)

When the right side of the moon is crescent shaped, it is called

pre-

path-, -pathy

the figure of the moon that is more than half full

this describes the moon when the illuminated part is increasing (the right side is lit)

What are the reasons for the seasons?

plasmo-, -plasm

marg-

post-

Earth is tilted towards the sun in the Northern hemi. What season is it in the Southern hemi?

poly-

When the moon is halfway lit on the right side, it is called

the figure of the moon that appears as a curve with pointy ends

What is a lunar month?

osteo-

a solar eclipse occurs when