Seasons
Describe the relationship between the Earth's tilt and the seasons.
What is the tilt of the Earth's axis causes different parts of the Earth to receive varying amounts of sunlight throughout the year, resulting in seasons?
The phase of the moon when we cannot see the moon.
What is new moon?
How does the length of daylight change with the seasons?
What is the length of daylight increases in summer and decreases in winter?
What happens during the summer solstice and the winter solstice?
What is the summer solstice is the longest day of the year, and the winter solstice is the shortest day of the year?
How do the phases of the moon change over a month?
What is the moon goes through a cycle of phases, including new moon, first quarter, full moon, and third quarter?
How do the equinoxes differ from the solstices?
What is the equinoxes have equal day and night lengths, while solstices have the longest and shortest days?
What would happen if there were no gravity between the Earth, moon, and sun?
What would happen if there were no gravity between the Earth, moon, and sun?
Why is the equator's weather relatively consistent throughout the year?
What is the equator receives consistent direct sunlight year-round?
This is the reason for the different shapes of the moon.
What is only part of the moon gives off light reflected from the sun at different times of the month because of the angle of sunlight hitting it as it orbits the Earth
What does the Earth orbit? What does the moon orbit?
Sun and Earth