Lunar Cycle
When the Moon looks like a whole circle from Earth, what phase is this known as?
What is a Full Moon?
How long is one full rotation of Earth?
What is 24 hours?
If the date is June 4 and we see a Full Moon, when is the next Full Moon likely to occur?
What is July 1st?
Answers may vary as long as students respond with a date about a month away.
A group of stars that looks like a picture in the sky
What is a constellation?
What is the phase of the Moon called when it cannot be seen from Earth?
What is a New Moon?
How much time does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?
What is 365 days?
What tool would you use to observe a constellation that is difficult to see just your eyes?
What is a telescope?
The imaginary line through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole. Earth Rotates on this.
What is an axis?
About how long is a lunar cycle?
What is about 27.5 days
Which direction does Earth rotate?
What is counter-clockwise?
If the date is April 13 and there is a Full Moon, what is the phase likely to be in about 2 weeks?
What is a New Moon?
The star that is closest to Earth
What is the sun?
How are we able to see the Moon from Earth?
What is the Moon reflects light back to Earth from the sun.
What causes the changes of seasons on Earth?
What is Earth rotation on its axis?
If we were to use a telescope to zoom in on different constellations, what would we notice about the stars that make up that constellation?
What is the stars would look further apart because stars are actually very far apart.
The apparent shapes of the Moon in the sky
What are moon phases?
Why does the Moon appear to look different over the period of a month?
What is as the Moon revolves around Earth, different amounts of light from the Moon can be seen
If we are experiencing spring time in the northern hemisphere, what is the southern hemisphere most likely experiencing?
What is Fall?
Why do we see constellations only during certain times of the year?
What is because of the rotation of Earth around the sun?
To turn or spin
What is rotate?