What Can We See in the Sky?
To make something bigger. A tool we use is the telescope.
Why does the sun seem to move across the sky?
The earth turns.
An object in the sky that gives off its own light?
Star
When can you see the moon?
What is a shadow?
a dark place made where an object blocks light.
How many stars are in the sky?
More than anyone can easily count!
It is a ball of rock.
At what time of the day is your shadow the shortest? Why?
What main objects can we see in the night time sky?
Moon and stars.
Where does daylight come from? Why does it give us daylight?
The sun. It is a star.
What do clouds tell us?
What kind of weather may happen.
True or false, you see the same stars all year round?
False. You see different stars in different seasons.
Why is the sun important for Earth? What would happen if the sun didn't exist?
The sun gives light and heat to earth.
Earth might freeze, no plants, etc...
Why does the moon appear to change shape? What are two of these shapes called.
The moon has phases: new moon, first quarter moon, full moon, third quarter.
Name a way the stars and the moon are different
Stars give off their own light. The moon reflects light from the sun.