If the Sun is in the East and your shadow is in the West, is it morning or afternoon?
Morning
The sun appears to _____ in the east and _____ in the west due to Earth's spin.
What is rise and set?
Does the moon produce its own light? Explain.
True or false: Shadows are always opposite of the light source.
true.
The shadow on the moon moves _______ to ______.
Right to left
What season has the longest days (The most sunlight?) Why?
Summer. Earth is tilted towards the Sun during Summer.
How many total moon phases are there?
eight
What time of day has the shortest shadow?
Noon
If there was a full moon on March 1st, about when could you expect another full moon?
365 days or one year
What is the name of the phase where none of the moon is seen from Earth?
New moon
What two things change about shadows throughout the day?
Shadow's length and shadow's direction
Name all eight phases of the moon in order.
New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent
Name the four seasons in order.
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
What is the name of the moon phase where the right half of the moon is visible from Earth?
At sunrise and sunset, a shadow's length is _____.
What is long?
Define Revolution. Define Rotation.
Revolution- one object moving around another. Example: Earth around the Sun
Rotation- spinning on its axis
What two factors contribute to Earth having seasons?
Tilt of Earth's axis and Earth's revolution around the Sun
Approximately how much time passes between a new moon and a full moon?
two weeks
The sun rises in the east, so a shadow in the morning faces this direction.
West?