Patterns in the Sky

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

• axis
• constellation
• moon phase
• tide

Earth turns around an imaginary line called an _______.

• rotate
• constellation
• orbit
• axis

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

• Rotation
• Orbit or Revolution
• tide
• axis

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

• tide
• moon phase
• orbit
• axis

Amy notices a change in the pattern of shadows on Earth as the sun moves across the sky. What causes this change?

• Earth's rotation
• Earth's revolution
• the moon revolution
• Earth's path as it orbits the sun

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?

• full moon
• new moon
• first quarter moon
• third quarter

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?

• full moon
• new moon
• first quarter moon
• third quarter

Matt and his family spend a day at the beach. 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?

• It will get lower
• It will get higher
• It will remain the same
• It will reach over the dock

Sergei places a stick into the ground in a sunny spot at 9:00 a.m. He measures the shadow cast by the stick and records it in his Science Notebook. The length of the shadow measures 15 cm. What prediction might Sergei make about how the shadow will change during the next 3 hours?

• It will get longer.
• It will get shorter.
• It will stay the same.
• It will totally disappear.

Day and night are caused by _______.

• the Earth's rotation
• Earth's revolution around the sun
• the Moon's rotation
• The moon's revolution around Earth