Movements
What are the differences between rotates and revolves?
rotate-spin
revolve- move around
The stars appear to rotate from east to west the sky because...
of Earth rotates counterclockwise (west to east)
About 14 days into the moon cycle, or halfway through, you would see a __________ moon.
a full moon
How many phases of the moon are there?
8
Eclipses occur when___________
The Sun, Earth and moon are all in a perfect line
The moon and sun APPEAR to rise in the ________ and set in the _________.
rise in the east and set in the west
Why can't we see other stars during the day?
The sun is the closest star to Earh and blocks out the light of other stars
Waxing means the light is _______________ and waning means the light is ___________________.
Waxing means the light is maxing and waning means the light is draining.
How long is a complete cycle of Moon phases?
29.5
Eclipses do not always occur because __________
The moon has a tilted orbit
The Earth is closest to the Sun in _________
January
Earth is tilted toward the sun and there are more hours of daylight. What season is it?
Summer
In a waning moon, the light is on the....
left
How many days does it take to see all of the phases of the moon?
about 28 days
A total solar eclipse take this long (the whole process)
7 minutes
There are about ___ hours of daytime and ___ hours of night time during a spring and fall equinox.
12 hours and 12 hours
If Earth had no tilt, would there be seasonal changes?
No, it's the tilt that causes the seasonal changes
The phases of the moon depends on the positions of ________________________.
sun, moon, and earth
Define Umbra.
the darker, inner part of an eclipse shadow
Draw a lunar eclipse
earth between sun and moon
The earth rotates in which direction?
counterclockwise
A solstice is a day when Earth's rotation axis is _________
most toward the Sun (summer)
and
Most away from the Sun (winter)
Name the phases of the moon in order starting with new moon
new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent
Define Penumbra
the lighter part of the shadow where light is partially blocked
Draw a solar eclipse (what is the order?)
Sun, Moon, then Earth