Moon Unit Study Guide
Name: Period: Study Guide Due: Moon Unit Test:
1. Do you understand each of the 2. a. What causes ocean tides? vocabulary words enough to use them in a short answer? ❏ Yes 2. b. Make a diagram that show the ❏ No position of the Earth, Sun & Moon Use the diagram on your yellow strip during ​extreme tides​. to make sure! 3. a. What is the lunar cycle? 3. b. How long is one lunar cycle (our moon)? 5. Draw a diagram of the lunar cycle. Include each of the 8 phases, the Earth 4. a. About how many days pass and the Sun. Label everything (all phases, Sun & Earth) between a full moon and a new moon? 4. b. What percentage of our moon is illuminated (lit up) ​at all times​? 6. What is a lunar eclipse? 6. b. What is a solar eclipse? 6. c. Make a diagram showing the positions of the Earth, Sun & Moon during a ​solar eclipse. Moon Unit Concepts to Know ★ Know vocabulary well enough to use in short answers. lunar cycle, waxing, waning, full moon, new moon, first quarter moon, last quarter moon, gibbous moon, crescent moon ★ Know about the ocean tides. (Pages F50-F53) ○ What causes the ocean tides ○ What is the relationship between the phases of the moon and ocean tides ○ When do extreme tides happen and the position of the Moon during them ★ Know the lunar cycle (Pages F41-F53) ○ How long is one cycle of the Moon’s phases ○ Phases of the Moon are caused by…. ○ Use diagrams to determine positions of the Moon during the lunar cycle ○ How much of the Moon is lit by the Sun and why ○ Be able to predict different phases of the lunar cycle using a calendar ○ Know the different positions of the Moon during the different phases of the lunar cycle ★ Know about lunar eclipses ○ Position of the Earth, Moon and Sun ○ What is a lunar eclipse?