Patterns in the Sky

Front

A change in the appearance of the moon's shape is known as a ____________.

Back

moon phase

Front

Earth turns around an imaginary line called an _______.

Back

axis

Front

The path that one object takes around another object in space is its ______.

Back

Orbit or Revolution

Front

The rise and fall in the water level of the ocean is called a _____.

Back

tide

Front

What causes the change in the pattern of shadows on Earth as the sun moves across the sky?

Back

Earth's rotation

Front

Adele observes the appearance of the moon over a period of time. She collects data and draws the diagram.
Which of the following can Adele predict will be the next moon phase?

Back

first quarter moon

Front

Adele observes the appearance of the moon over a period of time. She collects data and draws the diagram.
Which of the following can Adele predict will be the next moon phase?

Back

first quarter moon

Front

Matt notices that the level of the water at the dock is 2 m lower at 3:00 p.m. than it was at 9:00 a.m. What can Matt predict will happen to the level of water during the next 6 hours?

Back

It will get higher.

Front

What prediction might Sergei make about how the shadow will change during the next 3 hours after measuring a 15 cm shadow at 9:00 a.m.? Options: It will get longer., It will get shorter., It will stay the same., It will totally disappear.

Back

It will get shorter.

Front

Day and night are caused by _______.

Back

the Earth's rotation