Obits and Rotations
Day/Night Cycle
Seasons
Moon Phases
Tell me why?
100
What shape do the planets orbit in?
Elliptical or egg shape
100
True or False: The Moon causes night time to occur on the Earth.
False
100
What causes the different seasons on the Earth?
The TILT OF THE EARTH ON ITS AXIS and the revolution of the Earth around the Sun causes the Seasons.
100
What causes the different phases of the Moon?
The REVOLUTION OF THE MOON AROUND THE EARTH causes the different moon phases.
100
What would happen if the Earth was not on a tilt? Why?
There would be no distinct seasons. Every place on Earth would get roughly the same temperature and season all year long. The temperature would only change depending on the distance from the equator.
200
Which direction do the planets orbit?
clockwise
200
What would happen if the Earth's rotation on its axis was faster?
If the rotation of the Earth was faster, the length of a day would be shorter.
200
What season is best described as having short days and long nights? Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter
Winter has short days and long nights.
200
What is this moon phase?
Waxing Crescent
200
What hemisphere does this Daylight hour graph best represent: Northern or Southern, and why?
The Southern Hemisphere because winter in the Southern Hemisphere is in June, July, and August and winter has short days and long nights.
300
Our planet is the closest to the sun in what month?
January
300
What would happen if the rotation of the Earth on its axis was slower?
If the rotation of the Earth was slower, the length of a day would be longer.
300
What season is shown in the Northern Hemisphere?
Summer is shown in the Northern Hemisphere.
300
What moon phase comes next?
Waning Gibbous comes next.
300
What if the moon didn't orbit around the Earth? Why?
One part of the Earth would always be daylight, and the other part of the Earth would be night because the sun would only be reflected on one side of the Earth all the time.
400
What degree is the angle of the Earth's tilt?
23.5 degrees
400
What would happen if the Earth did not rotate on its axis?
One side of the planet would be constant day and the other side of the planet would be constant night.
400
What season comes next in the Southern Hemisphere?
Spring comes next in the Southern Hemisphere.
400
What moon phase comes before the one shown?
Third Quarter Moon comes before a waning crescent moon.
400
How is moon related to the sun?
The moon does not produce its own light, the sun is the light source that reflects the light that shines on it.
500
If the Northern Hemisphere is getting Fall, what kind of weather is the Southern Hemisphere getting?
Spring, sunny and slight rain
500
What causes the Day/Night cycle on the Earth?
The rotation of the Earth on its axis causes the Day/Night cycle.
500
What season came before the one shown in the Northern Hemisphere?
Fall comes before the season shown in the Northern Hemisphere.
500
If there is a New Moon on December 7, approximately what date can we expect a Full Moon?
Approximately December 21 (or about 14 days later)
500
What are some ways people have used the moon phases to track time or events? Explain why/how?
Predict season changes, lunar calendars, farming, religious ceremonies, tides