vocab words
to spin in place
rotate
What is revolution?
The movement of the Earth traveling around the sun.
what are the words in order in planets
mercury, venues, earth, mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What two things create the moon phases?
The reflection of the sun and the moon revolving around Earth.
if the shadow is in the east then the sun will be in the
west
a shape formed when something is blocking light
shadow
What is the direction of the Earths revolution?
Counter clockwise
how much inner planets
4
How long does it take to see all the moon phases?
29.5 days
if the shadow in the west the sun will be in the
east
repeating pattern every 24 hour occurs every
day and night cycle
how long does it take for earth to make a full rotation
24 hours or 1 day
how much outer planets
4
What are all the moon phases in order?
New moon, Waxing crescent, 1st quarter moon, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter moon, waning crescent.
if the shadow is in the middle, then the sun is where
on top of the shadow
it takes 365 day or 1 year for
earth to revolve around the sun
when the sun rotates and it's facing the sun what will it be
day
what are the Mnemonic
My very excellent mother just served us nachos
How long after the New moon will we have the 1st quarter moon?
1 week
if the sun is in the east, what will it be
sunrise, morning
If the Earth rotated slower what would happen?
The days would be longer.
true or false if I have a flashlight and I have a ball and the flashlight is the sun, and I am rotating it would it be a year and why
false because we will have to revolve around to be a year
what is between earth and Jupiter
mars
How long after the New moon will we have the full moon?
2 weeks
if the sun is in the west it will be
sunset 6 o clock pm