Vocabulary
What does the term 'axis' refer to in the context of Earth's movement?
An imaginary line that an objects turns around on
The third phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off half of the moon's surface that faces us.
Quarter Moon
The varying amounts of the lit side of the Moon that we can see from Earth.
Different portions
Which is bigger the sun or the Moon?
The Sun
True or False: As the Earth rotates, the part away from the Sun is night and the part towards the Sun is day.
False
What is the best definition of a cycle?
a movement that once completed repeats itself
The fourth phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off three quarters of the moon's surface that faces us. It's not a full moon yet, but it's getting there.
Gibbous Moon
True or False: As the Earth rotates, the part away from the Sun is night and the part towards the Sun is day.
True
List these from largest to smallest: Earth, sun, moon.
Sun, Earth, Moon
The lines around craters on the moon can tell us about meteor impacts.
the angle
The spinning or turning movement of the earth is called
The first phase of the moon. In this phase, the moon is completely dark since we can't see the side that the sun is shining on.
New Moon
It's 29 ½ days long.
Lunar Cycle
The planet we live on, which orbits the Sun.
Why do we see different moon phases
We see different Moon Phases based on the moon's position in its orbit around Earth
A set of things that work together to complete a function
The second phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off only about one quarter of the moon's surface that faces us.
Crescent Moon
(24 hours) PM - afternoon- after 12 lunch time. AM - morning time before noon - asleep and when you first get to school.
Day/Night
What three things are connected in the system that causes us to see the moon's phases.
Sun, Moon, Earth
Where does the moon get its light
One complete trip around a body in space, like the trip that the earth makes around the sun
Orbit
The fifth phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off ALL of the moon's surface that faces us. In this phase the moon appears round and completely lit up.
Full moon
As the Earth is rotating on its axis, the Sun appears to move westward across the sky this causes what?
Day and Night
The star at the center of our solar system that provides light and heat to the Earth.
The sun
A distinct stage in a process of change or development, such as the different appearances of the Moon.
Phases