Moon Phases
How many phases of the moon are there?
8 phases of the moon
When is your shadow shortest? I want the word and the time!
At noon or 12:00pm
How long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun? I want both forms
365 days or 1 year
How long does it take the earth to rotate? Both forms
24 hours or 1 day
Who wrote the Moon Phases Poem?
Betty Sanchez
How long does it take to complete all the moon phases?
1 month or 28 days
Which direction does the sunrise and sunset?
Sunrise in east
Sunset in west
What are the causes of earths revolution? Put them in order?
Seasons
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
What are the two causes of earths rotation?
Day and Night
To go from first quarter to last quarter to first quarter it takes how many weeks?
4 weeks
How long does it take to get from Full Moon to New Moon back to Full Moon?
1 month
Shadows take the form of what type of object?
Solids
When the earth is tilted towards the sun which season does that hemisphere experience?
When the earth is tilted away from the sun which season would that hemisphere experience?
Summer
Winter
What is the invisible line going through the earth?
An axis
Give me two facts about Earths Revolution?
Causes Seasons
Orbits around the Sun
365 days or 1 year
What is the definition of waxing and waning?
Waxing means gets bigger
Waning means gets smaller
When the sun is in the east your shadow will be where? When the sun is in the west your shadow will be where?
Sun in west- Shadow in east
How long does each season last?
3 months
The earth is tilted on its axis at which degree?
23.5
Where does the sun go when we can't see it?
No where
Finish this statement:
"Now it flips to the left and starts to wane, as it fades away in its orbit lane."
What comes next?
During which seasons will the sun be at the highest point making your shadow the longest?
Spring & Summer
t If the northern hemisphere is experiencing summer and the southern hemisphere is experience winter. How long would it take for the northern hemisphere to experience winter?
6 months
As the earth is orbiting around the sun it is also doing what?
Spinning
Finish this statement:
"In the beginning it is new. Out of sight from me and you."
What comes next?
"Then it waxes in white, as it grows on its right"