Movement
What is an axis?
Imaginary line that goes through the center of an object.
Winter
Spring
Fall
Summer
What is a pattern of starts called?
Constellations
What is a phase?
The moon shapes are called Phases.
What is the first moon phase?
New moon
What is Revolution?
The movement of one object around another.
What is rotation?
The spinning of an object around its axis.
Why do constellations appear to move across the sky?
As Earth revolves around the sun, different constellations appear to move as well.
How many moon phases are there?
8
What does the waxing phase mean?
Its getting bigger.
What is orbit?
The path an object follows as it revolves another object.
What would happen if the Earth stopped rotating?
We would not see the sun and stars rise or set. We would not have seasons?
How is it possible that a dim star can appear brighter than a bright star?
If a dim star is closer to Earth than a brighter star, the dim star can look brighter.
What does it mean when the moon is in waning phase?
It means it is getting smaller.
What is the third moon phase?
First quarter
What is an ellipse?
Its like a circle stretched out in opposite directions.
What would a shadow of a tree look like in the morning vs the afternoon?
Shadow would be long in the morning because the sun is low. In the afternoon it would be shorter because the sun "upper" in the sky.
Explain the relationship between the motion of Earth and the apparent movement of the stars.
As Earth rotates, stars appear to move across the sky. Constellations appear to move because of Earth's revolution around the sun.
Compare and contrast the waxing gibbous and waning gibbous phase.
What is the 5th moon phase?
Full moon
What causes the pattern of day and night that we observe on Earth?
The pattern of day and night that we observe on Earth is caused by Earth's movement.
Why is it warmer in the summer and colder in the winter?
In the summer, Earth received more sunlight. In winter, Earth receives less sunlight. Because of Earth's tilt.
What is an eclipse?
When one object in space gets between the sun and another object.
Difference between rotation and revolution.
Rotation is the spinning of an object on its axis. Revolution is is the movement of one object around another.
What does the waning crescent phase look like?
A croissant.