The Moon, Seasons, and Shadows

A ______ is when the side of the Moon facing Earth appears to be not lit. 

• New Moon
• Crescent Moon
• Full Moon
• Moon Phases

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

• clockwise
• counterclockwise
• upwards
• downwards

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Define Waxing

• Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
• Completely illuminated
• dark side is facing earth
• Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Define Gibbous

• Less than half of moon visible
• More than half of moon visible
• All of moon visible
• None of moon visible

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In which moon phase, can the moon not be seen at all?

• Waning crescent
• Full moon
• Waxing gibbous
• New moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The 1st Quarter moon is lit on the:

• Left Side
• Right Side

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What are the reasons for the season?

• Earth's tilt & rotation
• Earth's tilt & revolution
• Earth's rotation & revolution
• Earth's tilt & resolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What does axis mean?

• An imaginary line about which a body rotates.
• EARTH
• 50
• the sun.

What happens to our shadow when the sun is low in the sky?

• It gets shorter

• It gets longer

• It is not visible if it is sunny

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1