Day and Night
Seasons
Moon Phases
100
True or False
The Earth does not rotate as it revolves around the sun.
False
The Earth spins, rotates, as it revolves around the Sun
100
Why does the Northern Hemisphere experience Summer in June, July, and August?
The Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.
100
True or False
the Moon rotates, spins, as it revolves around Earth.
False, the Moon does not rotate it only revolves.
200
True or False
Rotation and Revolution mean the same thing.
False,
Rotation is about the Earth spinning it takes 23 -24 hours to make a full rotation.
Revolution is about the Earth moving around the sun in the solar system. That takes 365 days or 1 year.
200
Why does the Northern Hemisphere experience Winter in December, January and February?
The Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.
200
True or False
The sun's orbit around the Earth causes the moon phases
False, the moon's phases are caused by the moon's orbit around the Earth.
300
True or False
The axis is an actual line that goes through the middle of the Earth.
False
The axis is an imaginary line that goes through the middle of the Earth.
300
What point is showing the Northern Hemisphere experiencing Summer?
Point D
300
Draw the moon that comes after a new moon.
400
True or False
On Earth, while some people are experiencing Day, others can experience night at the same time.
True
Your experience of Day and Night depend on where you are on Earth and if your location on Earth is facing towards the Sun.
400
What point is showing the Northern Hemisphere experiencing Winter.
Point B
400
True or False
A New moon is shaded white to look bright and a Full moon is shaded dark to make it easier to see.
False. A New Moon happens when the Moon is perfectly located between the Earth and the Sun. The sunlit side is facing away from Earth.
A Full Moon happens when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon. The sunlit side is facing towards the Earth.
500
Jimmy believes a model that shows Earth getting closer to the Sun would be a great way to explain why we have daytime and he believes that the Earth moving farther from the Sun would be a great way to show night.
Is Jimmy's model accurate or correct? Why or why not?
No, Jimmy's model is not correct because day and night are not about how close the Earth is to the Sun. Day happens on the part of the Earth that is facing towards the Sun; and, night happens on the part of the Earth that is facing away from the Sun.
500
Imani wants to create a model to explain why the lengths of day and night change throughout the year. What should her model show and why?
Imani's model should show the tilt of the Earth because when the Northern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, the days in that hemisphere are longer and the nights are shorter. When the Northern hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, the nights in that hemisphere are longer and the days are shorter.
500
What are the names of each phase of the moon?
