Shadows
What direction does the Sun rise in? What direction would a shadow be directly after sunset?
Shadow Direction = West
What are two factors that determine how bright stars are to humans?
Size of Star and Distance from Earth
This happens when the Earth travels around the sun.
Orbit
There are two times of day when shadows are longest. What are those two times of day?
After sunrise and before sunset.
How many stars are in our solar system?
1
This happens when the Earth spins on its axis.
Rotation
If the light source is coming from the left side of an object. Where will the shadow be in relation to the object?
Right side of the object.
Where do stars go during the day?
The sun blocks them out or It is too bright to see them.
What is one observable pattern caused by the rotation of the Earth?
Day and Night or The Length of Shadows
What time of day creates the shortest shadows?
Mid-Day or Noon
2 stars (Star A and B) are the exact same distance away from Earth. Star A is much smaller than Star B. What star will look brighter to humans on Earth?
Star B
What causes us to see different stars at different times of the year?
The Earth's orbit around the sun.
Are shadows longer during the winter or during the summer?
Winter
Star A is 5 times the size of Star B. Star A is 8 light years away from Earth. Star B is 2 light years away from Earth. If both size and distance are equally important for star brightness, which star would appear brighter to humans are Earth?
Star A
What direction does the Earth's north pole spin while rotating? (Clockwise or Counter Clockwise)
Counter clockwise
What is the largest Star in the universe or how many times bigger than the sun is this star? (That humans know of)
UY Scuti it is 1,700 times the size of the Sun.