Vocab
Natural Objects in the Sky
True or False
The Moon
Random
100
The shapes of the moon that change in a predictable pattern
What are the moon phases
100
_______ is Earth's natural satellite
What is The Moon
100
It takes 4 weeks for the Moon to go through all the phases
What is true
100
The moon is about ______ the size of the Earth.
What is 1/4
100
Why does the moon appear to move across the sky?
What is the earth turning on it's axis.
200
This is NOT visible because the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.
What is New Moon
200
______ is a point of light in the night sky
What is a star
200
The Moon phases are also called the solar cycle
What is False. It is the Lunar Cycle
200
There are how many total moon phases?
What is 8
200
Match each phase with its moon
What is 1st table group wins the round*** (in class only).
300
The first appearance of the Moon after the new Moon; means to be getting bigger
What is Waxing
300
________ is the closest star to Earth
What is the Sun
300
It takes the Moon about 1 year to orbit Earth?
What is False. It is a month
300
The moon is about how many earth diameters away from planet earth?
What is about 30 earth diameters
300
Which moon phase is missing from the back of the room?
What is Waning Gibbous
400
means to be getting smaller; after the full moon
What is Waning
400
What else can be seen at night?
What is shooting stars, planets- such as Venus, and comets
400
A new Moon can be seen in the night time sky?
What is False- it is in its shadow, therefore it cannot be seen.
400
When can you see the moon in the sky?
What is at night, early in the morning, just before sunrise AND sunset, and at noon
400
The Sun is about how many Earth diameters away?
What is 12, 000
500
When the Moon is more than half lit; between the quarters and the full moon
What is Gibbous Moon
500
True or False- the moon can be seen in the day-time sky
What is True
500
4th quarter is one of the moon phases.
What is False. There is only 1st and 3rd quarter
500
What movement of objects make the shape of the moon seem to change day to day?
What is the moon revolving around the earth.
500
Each table group- draw the model of the earth, sun, and each moon phase.
What is 1st table group wins (in class only).
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