The Sun, Earth and Moon
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- 4. During the new moon the sun and moon what?
- 7. The sun is a huge ball of glowing what?
- 10. Diwali occurs on the night of the what kind of new moon.
- 12. What diagram includes sentences?
- 13. It takes 365 days for the earth to make a full circle around the sun, what is this process called?
- 16. What is the Islamic holy month called?
- 18. Everything orbits the sun in what direction?
- 20. Ramadan begins with the first sighting of the new moon in the what month of the lunar calendar?
- 22. What was the model that originally had Earth at the centre of the solar system?
- 23. The heliocentric was proven to be true by what technology invention?
- 26. First Quarter Moon is also known as what?
- 28. Gibbous refers to the ______?
- 29. What calendar means that dates are determined both by the time of the solar year and also the phase of the moon.
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- 1. The waning crescent moon is the last ________ phase.
- 2. The moment a thin sliver piece of the Moon becomes visible is what phase?
- 3. The Chinese New Year is determined by the ______ new moon.
- 5. Waxing means getting ____?
- 6. The Moon does not radiate its own what?
- 8. We divide the lunar month into 4 _______ and 4 intermediate Moon phases
- 9. Earth spins around a imaginary line called ______.
- 11. What is at the centre of the universe?
- 14. Great full moon is another word for what celebration?
- 15. What planet do we live on?
- 17. How many hours does it take for earth to rotate on its axis?
- 19. The Full Moon appears when the Sun and the Moon are aligned on ______ sides of Earth.
- 20. Moon What moon is completely black?
- 21. Rosh Hashanah is what cultures new year?
- 24. The Christian celebration of Easter occurs on what day of the week.
- 25. This word means getting smaller
- 27. What does helio mean?