Moon Phases
Shadows give information about the position of this.
What is the sun?
This is the time of day that shadows would be at their shortest.
What is noon time (12:00pm)?
From Largest to smallest the size of the Earth, Moon and Sun.
What is Sun, Earth and Moon?
The direction the sun rises and sets.
What is it rises in from the East and sets in the West?
What is the length of time it takes the moon to orbit the Earth?
What is about 28 days?
Name the phase that comes after the New Moon.
What is waxing crescent?
If a student observed the position of the sun above a building at noon in January and then compared the sun again at noon in March, the apparent height of the sun would do this.
What is move higher in the sky?
He said, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
What is Neil Armstrong?
The way shadows change throughout the day.
What is when the sun rises shadows are long and the sun is low in the sky. The sun changes positions throughout the day because the earth is spinning. Around noon time the shadow is the shortest because the sun is overhead and then the shadows become larger again as the sun gets lower in the sky towards the west.
Leap year happens every _____ years because ....
What is 4 years and because it takes the Earth 365.25 days
How many natural satellites does the Earth have?
What is one and it's called the moon.