Objects in the Sky Science Review

Try AgainThink about the size of these 3 objects. The sun is the LARGEST star in the solar system. The moon is much smaller than the Earth.

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The Moon and its phasesWe know now through readings, artwork, demonstrations, and simulations that: The moon rotates around the Earth The moon has 8 phasesThe moon reflects the suns lightWe see the part of the moon that is facing the Earth and is illuminated by the sun

Full MoonA full moon is made when the moon we see is facing the sun and reflecting all the sunlight.As the Earth rotates on its tilted axis, we begin to see only portions of the moon and the light it is reflecting from the sun which makes the different phases.

Lunar EclipseA lunar eclipse is made when the moon is in the shadow of the EarthIn your illustration-The Moon, The Earth (facing the moon), and then the sunYou are on Earth facing the moon and the Earth is between the moon and sun

Solar EclipseThis happens when the moon completely blocks the sunThe moon is directly between us on Earth and the sunYour illustration goes-Earth (looking at the moon towards the sun), moon, and sun

Day and NightWe experience day and night on Earth because:The Earth spins on its axisOne rotation lasts 24 hoursAs the Earth spins, one side faces the sun which makes dayThe other side faces away from the sun which makes night.When it is day for us, the other side of the Earth is experiencing nightThe sun looks to be moving across the sky because of the Earth rotating around on its axisSeasons: Why do we have them?Seasons occur because the Earth is tilted on its axisSeasons occur because the Earth rotates around the sunWe have 4 seasons-summer, fall, winter, and springIt takes the Earth 365 days to make 1 revolution around the sunWhat are Ocean Tides?Ocean Tides are the rise and fall of the water levelOceans have low tides and high tidesTides are made by the moons gravitational pull as it orbits the EarthThere are 2 low tides and 2 high tides each dayQuiz Time!!So now that weve reviewed some of the major science concepts from this quarterLets see what weve learned

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#1 The part of Earth that is experiencing night is?A. Facing towards the sun

B. Facing away from the sun

C. Facing slightly left of the sun

D. Facing slightly right of the sun