Rotate/Revolve
Earth takes 365 days to ________.
Revolve around the sun.
What is a group of stars connected by imaginary lines called?
Constellation
How much of the moon in visible in a first-quarter moon?
half
How many months are in one year?
12 months.
The Earth revolves around the ______.
Sun
What causes the constellations to only appear in certain months of the year?
The earth revolving around the sun.
What word means the moon is gaining more light or getting bigger?
waxing/gibbous
What is the difference between the rotation and revolution of Earth?
It takes ______ for the earth to complete one rotation.
24 hours/1 day
The stars appear to be moving across the sky. What causes this?
The Earth rotating on its axis.
What word describes the moon when it has more than half but less than a full moon?
Gibbous
Name and draw a moon phase
full, new, waxing gibbous, etc.
What causes the rising and setting of the sun?
Earth's rotation
Some constellations can only be seen in the winter. Why is that?
The Earth revolves around the sun.
How long does it take for the moon to go through all of its phases?
28-29 days
Name a constellation.
Cancer, Taurus, etc.
Earth revolves around the sun. If Earth has revolved for 3 months, how much of the revolution has it completed?
one fourth
Margaret is watching stars through her telescope. She looks at the stars at 6:00 and then at 8:00. How would the stars look different at 8:00?
The stars would have shifted to the right.
Why does the moon appear to look different each week?
As the moon revolves around the sun, different parts of the moon are reflecting the light.
What is the difference between a waxing moon and a waning moon?
Waxing moons are appearing bigger and waning moons are appearing smaller.