Moon Phase Identification
Draw a picture of the Moon in the 3rd/Last Quarter phase
Moon is split in half - light side on left and dark side on right
What moon phase comes between New Moon and 1st Quarter?
Waxing Crescent
What causes Day and Night?
What causes seasons? (Hint: 2 reasons)
Seasons are caused by
1. Earth REVOLVING around the sun
2. Earth's tilt
What is Rotation?
Bonus: Stand up and demonstrate rotation
Rotation is spinning on an axis
Draw a picture of the Waxing Crescent phase
A small part on the right side of moon is lit
What moon phase comes between 3rd/Last Quarter and New Moon
Waning Crescent
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate on its axis?
24 Hours or 1 Day
How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
365 Days or 1 Year
What is Revolution?
Bonus: Stand up and demonstrate revolution
Revolution is when something goes around/orbits something
Draw a picture of the Waning Gibbous phase
Most of the moon is lit on left side
What moon phase comes between Waxing Gibbous and Waning Gibbous?
Full Moon
What happens to the hours of daylight as we go from Winter to Summer
What are the 4 seasons in order starting with Spring?
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
What is the difference between Gibbous moon and Crescent moon
A crescent moon is when less than half the moon is lit (a sliver), while a gibbous moon is when more than half but not fully illuminated
Draw a picture of a Full Moon
The whole moon is lit
What moon phase comes between Waxing Crescent and Waxing Gibbous?
First Quarter
If we are currently in Winter what season will it be in 6 Months?
Summer
If we are currently in Spring what season will it be in 9 Months?
Winter