Unit 1 Patterns in the Solar System

Ted looked at the sky and saw a full moon. What will the next phase be?

The height of the sun during spring and fall is ___________.

The ________ of the Earth causes constellations to appear to move throughout the night.

Which moon phases are in order?

What causes the sun and stars to appear to move across the sky?

The movement of Earth around the sun is a _____________. It takes Earth ________.

Which moon phase is missing in this sequence?

Select the location of the Earth and moon to make a solar eclipse model.

Each month the moon goes through phases. It takes the moon approximately _______.

When the sun is low in the sky in the morning or evening, the shadows are __________.

The Sun appears to rise in the ___________ and set in the ___________.

Would the sun be lower in the sky at 8:30 am or 11:30 am?

Identify the moon phase.

How long does it take Earth to rotate?

The height of the sun during winter is ___________.

Which moon phase is missing in this sequence?

Winter will have ______________hours of daylight.

When the sun is high in the sky around noon, the shadows are __________.

What causes day and night?

What causes seasons?

The height of the sun during summer is ___________.

Summer will have ______________hours of daylight.

An orbit is the path of one object in space around another. Earth orbits __, moon orbits __.

Grace places Earth between the sun and the moon in her model. Which phase does this represent?

The ________ is the largest object in our solar system.

Identify the moon phase.

In mornings and late afternoons, the sun is ___ in the sky. Around noon, the sun is ___ in sky.

Does the Earth revolve around the sun, or does the sun revolve around the Earth?

All planets in our solar system revolve around _____________.