Path of the Sun
Describe what you would see at twilight in the morning.
the fading of darkness into a light sky before sunrise.
This tool can be used to tell time to the hour using shadows.
sundial
This is the direction from which the sun rises.
east
The place where the land meets the sky.
horizon
The Earth spins on this imaginary line.
axis
This is the imaginary line in the middle of the sky.
This is the round face of the sundial.
dial
If you wanted afternoon sun in your home, you would want the windows facing which exposure/direction?
west
What time of year is the sun at its highest?
summer solstice (June)
In which direction does the Earth rotate?
towards the East
our atmosphere
This is the pointer on a sundial that casts a shadow.
gnomon
This is the direction that you should look towards to see the sun's path at it's highest point in the day.
south
Where is the sun when shadows are the shortest?
What is an equinox?
When the night and day are equal. Sun is shining on the equator.
AM and PM stand for what?
before middle of the day
after middle of the day
This was created in the 1700s to tell time and resembles a sundial.
clock or watch
This exposure on a house only offers indirect sun and will be more shady.
north
This is when the sun has reached it's highest place in the sky.
high noon
How is Jesus like the sun?
He is immobile/unchanging.
He is the center of everything.
He is where we get graces and everything we need.
This is the boundary between night and day on Earth
terminator
What is one country or group of people in history that we learned used sundials?
Possible answers: Greece, Rome, Egypt, Turkey, Babylonians, Irish
What is one place that is aligned with cardinal directions?
possible answers: Washington, DC, pyramids in Egypt, churches
Why are many churches built facing the east?
scripture says Jesus will rise in the east
the sun/son rises in the east
Copernicus proposed the Sun-centered theory of the solar system called what?
Heliocentrism