4.8C Patterns: Moon phases, Seasons, Shadows

The changing appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth

• new moon

• moon phases

• first quarter moon

• seasons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the Sun and its dark side faces Earth. No Moon

• new moon

• moon phases

• first quarter moon

• seasons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the phase of the moon in which we see the entire moon lighted, and it appears bright and round. O

• new moon

• third quarter moon

• first quarter moon

• full moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the time it takes the moon to orbit the earth

• 29.5 days

• 24 hours

• first quarter moon

• 365 days

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The path that an object follows as it travels around another object in space.

• moon phases

• 24 hours

• rotation

• orbit

to turn or spin

• seasons

• axis

• rotate

• orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

an imaginary line through the middle of an object, around which the object spins.

• seasons

• axis

• rotate

• orbit

caused by the tilt of Earth on its axis as it orbits around the Sun

• seasons

• axis

• rotation

• orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall - produced by Earth's tilt on its axis.

• 4 seasons

• long shadow

• rotation

• shadow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

an area from which light is blocked.

• seasons

• moon phase

• rotation

• shadow

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2