November 16, 2011 -HONORS
1. Pick up your papers.
2. Have a seat quietly and listen for
directions
Motions of the Moon
The same side of the moon, the near side
_____________________________, always faces Earth.
The moon moves through space in two ways:
1. revolves around the Earth
2. rotates
on its axis
27.3
The moon takes about ______________ days to revolves around Earth.
27.3
The moon rotates on its own axis on every ______________ days. year
day
A ______________ and a ______________ on the moon are the same length, so the same side of the moon always faces Earth. The changing relative positions of the moon, Earth and Sun cause phases of the moon
the ____________________________, eclipses
____________________________ and ____________________________. tides
Phases of the Moon
light
The moon does not produce ______________, instead it reflects
______________ light from the sun. The different shapes of the moon you see from the Earth are phases
called ____________________________. The moon goes through its whole set of phases each time it revolution
makes a complete ____________________________. Because the sun lights the moon, half the moon is almost always sunlight
in ____________________________. However, since the moon revolves around the Earth, you see the angles
moon from different ____________________________.
The half of the moon that faces Earth is not always the half that is sunlight
____________________________. Draw a flag on the side of the moon that faces Earth.
Complete the chart ON YOUR OWN: the side of the moon
facing Earth is dark
half of the sunlit side is
visible from Earth
the entire sunlit side
faces Earth
half of the sunlit side is
visible from Earth
...and answer the following ON YOUR OWN:
Is the near side of the moon always the dark side? Use the table to explain your answer.
The near side of the moon is not always
the dark side of the moon. The near
side is the dark side during a new moon.
What percentage of the dark side of the moon do you see during the first and third quarters? Explain!
You see about 50% of the dark side of
the moon during the 1st and 3rd quarter
moon.
1. In the circles representing the moon, show which side of the moon would NOT be reflecting light from the sun by shading that side in with your pencil. 2. Sketch and label the phases of the moon as seen from Earth in the boxes below. #1-circles
#2-boxes
The Moon
New Moon
Waxing Crescent
1st Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
3rd Quarter
Waning Crescent
New Moon
Moon Phase Foldable
1. Glue your white paper to the inside
(MIDDLE) of the black construction paper.
2. Fold the edges of the construction paper
to meet in the middle.
3. Cut the folded "doors" do you have 8 flaps.
Moon Phase Foldable
INSIDE-- white paper-- DESCRIPTION of
what you can see from Earth during that
phase
INSIDE-- black flaps-- name of the phase
OUTSIDE--black flaps-- drawing of the moon
phase-- USE WHITE COLORED PENCILS
SEE THE MODEL, IF YOU ARE CONFUSED!
Moon Phase Foldable
Use the Astronomy books to help find the
correct information!
BRING IT BACK TO CLASS FINISHED!
SEE THE MODEL, IF YOU ARE CONFUSED!
Assessment Questions:
Record your answer on the back of your Venn Diagram-- you
can finish this at home... for HOMEWORK!
What is the difference between "waxing"
and "waning?" How do these terms relate to
the motion of Moon around Earth?
Explain (draw a sketch if you need to) why
both the sun and moon are visible in the
afternoon sky...like last week!