Sun and Seasons
The Sun's path is highest in the sky during this season.
What are constellations?
Shadows are longest at this time of day.
What is morning or evening?
Shadows are longest at this time of day.
What is morning or evening?
Larger planets have stronger pull due to this force.
What is gravity?
This factor decreases as a star moves farther from Earth.
What is brightness?
The Earth's motion that causes different constellations to appear.
What is revolution?
This happens to shadows as the Sun rises higher in the sky.
What is they get shorter?
This happens to shadows as the Sun rises higher in the sky.
What is they get shorter?
The reason larger planets have more gravitational force.
What is they have more mass?
The term for how bright a star appears from Earth.
What is apparent brightness?
This tool can help you identify constellations.
What is a star chart?
The time of day when shadows are shortest.
What is noon?
The time of day when shadows are shortest.
What is noon?
The term for the force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun.
What is gravity?
The reason the Sun looks brighter than other stars.
What is it is closer to Earth?
The reason why constellations appear to move across the sky each night.
What is Earth's rotation?
Factor that affects shadow length besides the Sun’s height.
What is the angle of the Sun?
Factor that affects shadow length besides the Sun’s height.
What is the angle of the Sun?
How a planet's size affects its gravitational pull.
What is larger planets have stronger gravity?
This term describes a star's true brightness.
What is luminosity?
Name for a group of stars that form a recognizable pattern.
What is a constellation?
How the position of the Sun affects shadow direction throughout the day.
What is the shadow moves opposite to the Sun?
How the position of the Sun affects shadow direction throughout the day.
What is the shadow moves opposite to the Sun?
This planet has the strongest gravitational pull in our Solar System.
What is Jupiter?
The name for a tool that measures a star's brightness.
What is a photometer?