Moon
How long does it take the moon to complete the Lunar cycle?
1 month or 29 1/2 days
The amount of sunlight increases or decreases from winter to spring?
Increases
At 7:00 AM, what direction will your shadow be pointing?
West
What season is being described below?
Rainy, plants and flowers bloom, and animals return home from migration.
Spring
The Earth _____________ around the sun.
Orbits
True or False
The moon creates it's own light
False. The light we see from the moon is reflected light from the sun.
The sun rises in the ___________ (direction)
East
Noon
How many months is one season?
3 months
Earth ____________ on it's axis
Rotates
About how many weeks are between a new moon and a full moon?
2 weeks
Sun sets in the ___________ (direction)
West
It is 6:00 pm, is your shadow going to be long or short?
short
Which season has the shortest amount of daylight?
Winter
It takes ________ for Earth to make one cycle around the sun.
365 days or 1 year
After a new moon, we see more or less of the reflected light from the sun?
more
True or False
The sun revolves around the Earth, causing seasons.
False. The sun DOES NOT move.
True or False
At 5 pm your shadow would be long and facing east.
True
What causes seasons?
Tilt of Earth's axis as Earth orbits around the sun
What causes day and night on Earth
The Earth tilted on it's axis, rotating
If there is a new moon on Nov 25th, when should you expect a new moon in December?
December 24, 25, or 26
Why does the sun appear to move across the sky during the day?
From Earth, we are rotating on our axis, which makes our view of the sun change and makes it SEEM like it's moving. The sun doesn't move.
At 7:00 am, our shadow is long and pointing west. By noon, our shadow would be right below us and would be short.
After noon, our shadow begins growing longer until sun set. At sunset our shadow would be facing east and be long.
What are the seasons in order from Fall?
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
How long does it take Earth to spin one time on it's axis?
24 hours