Amplify Earth Moon Sun Unit Study Guide

Front

How does light travel?

Back

Light travels in straight lines only.

Front

Can light bend around a corner to reach an object?

Back

No, light travels in straight lines only.

Front

What is true about the Moon?

Back

The Moon is always moving around Earth in a circle.

Front

Why is there a dotted circle drawn in the diagram showing Earth and the Moon from above?

Back

To show that the Moon is always moving around Earth in a circle.

Front

The Moon does not make its own light. The sun illuminates the Moon.

Back

TRUE

Front

Does the sun illuminate the entire Moon so that no part of it is ever dark?

Back

FALSE

Front

Why does Leticia’s diagram show that it’s brighter on the left half of the Moon?

Back

Because half of the Moon that is facing the sun is lit by the sun, and the other half is dark.

Front

How long after seeing a full moon will it be visible again?

Back

About one month.

Front

Why do we see different phases of the Moon?

Back

The phases of the Moon are caused by the relative positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun, not because the sun's light changes.

Front

Why did the light part of the Moon appear to get larger over time in Tania's observations?

Back

The Moon moved so that Tania was able to see more of the half that faces the sun.