Sun & Stars
What is the Sun
Does the Moon make its own visible light?
What is No?
What movement of Earth causes day & night?
What is Earth's Rotation?
What force pulls objects toward Earth?
What is Gravity?
Two identical lights are placed at different distances. Which will usually appear brighter?
What is the closer light?
True or False
The Sun is the only star that produces its own light.
What is False?
Where does the light we see from the moon come from?
What is the Sun?
About how long does Earth take to complete one rotation?
What is about 24 hours?
What force helps keep the Moon in orbit around Earth?
What is Gravity?
What does Apparent Brightness describe?
What is how bright an object appears to an observer?
The reason the Sun appears much larger than other stars
What is the Sun is much closer to Earth?
The illuminated portion of he moon visible from Earth is increasing
What is Waxing?
Why does the Sun appear to move across the sky during the day?
What is Earth rotates?
What force helps keep Earth in orbit around the Sun?
What is the Sun's gravitational pull?
Why does the Sun appear brighter than other stars from Earth?
What is the Sun is much closer to Earth?
A recognizable patter or group of stars as seen from Earth
What is a constellation?
Put these phases in order: Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter, Waxing Crescent
What is New Moon > Waxing Crescent > FIrst Quarter > Full Moon
Why do stars and constellations appear to move across the sky during a single night?
What is Earth rotates?
How does increasing the distance between two objects affect their gravitational attraction?
What is the gravitational attraction becomes weaker?
Two identical stars are different distances from Earth. Star A appears brighter than Star B. Which Star is probably closer?
A star is actually much larger than the Sun but looks like a tiny point of light
What is the star is extremely far from Earth?
Why does the Moon appear to change shape during the month?
What is as the Moon orbits Earth, we see different portions of its sunlit half?
A student observes the same constellation at 8PM and 11PM. It appears in a different location. Did the constellation actually travel around Earth during those three hours? Explain.
What is No. Earth's rotation makes the constellation appear to move.
Planet A has much more mass than Planet B. If the planets are compared under similar conditions, which would have the stronger gravitational pull? Explain.
What is Planet A because greater mass produces a stronger gravitational attraction?
A student says, " If a star looks brighter, it must actually be bigger." Why is this conclusion not necessarily correct?
What is distance affects apparent brightness, so a closer star may appear brighter even if it is not larger?