axis

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axis

• Axis of rotation, line around which an object
  rotates Axis of symmetry, a line that divides a
  two-dimensional objec

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Orbit

• the curved path, usually elliptical, described by
  a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a
  celestial body, as the sun.

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orbit

• The path of a celestial body or an artificial
  satellite as it revolves around another body.

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rotation

• a circular movement of an object around a center

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revolution

• It takes the Earth 365.25 days to go around the
  Sun. This is referred to as a revolution, and,
  combined with the tilt of the Earth on its axis,
  is what causes seasons

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tilt

• The tilt of the earth at 23.45

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season

• 1. one of the four periods of the year (spring,
  summer, autumn, and winter), beginning
  astronomically at an equinox or solstice,

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equator

• the Equator is an imaginary line on the Earth's
  surface equidistant from the North Pole and South
  Pole that divides the Earth into a Northern
  Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere. The
  latitude of the Equator is 0 (zero degrees). The
  length of Earth's equator is about
  40,008.629 kilometres (24,860.2 mi)

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hemispheres

• The earth is traditionally described in relation
  to its two halves or hemispheres, North and South
  of the Equator, an imaginary line circling the
  earth midway between its two poles.

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solstice

• an astronomical event that happens twice each
  year when the Sun's apparent position in the sky
  reaches its northernmost or southernmost extreme

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equinox

• occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's
  axis is inclined neither away from nor towards
  the Sun

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Aurora

• is a natural light display in the sky,
  particularly in the polar regions, caused by the
  collision of charged particles directed by the
  Earth's magnetic field. An aurora is usually
  observed at night and typically occurs in the
  ionosphere. It is also referred to as a polar
  aurora or, collectively, as polar lights

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Satellite

• a device designed to be launched into orbit
  around the earth, another planet, the sun, etc to
  find information on the thing it is orbiting or
  send radio rays for cable, radio, GPS, etc

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satelite

• an object which has been placed into orbit by
  human endeavor. Such objects are sometimes called
  artificial satellites

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Space Station

• A large satellite equipped to support a human
  crew and designed to remain in orbit around Earth
  for an extended period and serve as a base for
  launching exploratory expeditions, conducting
  research, repairing satellites, and performing
  other space-related activities.

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Meteorites

• A stony or metallic mass of matter that has
  fallen to the earth's surface from outer space.

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Asteroids

• Any of numerous small celestial bodies that
  revolve around the sun, with orbits lying chiefly
  between Mars and Jupiter and characteristic
  diameters between a few and several hundred
  kilometers.

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Moon(do you see the face on the moon called the
man on the moon)

• The natural satellite of Earth, visible by
  reflection of sunlight and having a slightly
  elliptical orbit, approximately 356,000
  kilometers (221,600 miles) distant at perigee and
  406,997 kilometers (252,950 miles) at apogee.

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Rotation

• the act of rotating a turning around as on an
  axis.

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Total Solar Eclipse

• A Total Solar Eclipse occurs when the new Moon
  passes directly between the Sun and the Earth.
  Daytime briefly turns to an eerie darkness, and
  during these few precious minutes the wispy halo
  of the Suns corona, comes into view as the dark
  disk of the Moon totally obscures the bright Sun.

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Solar Eclipse

• When the moons shadow falls on the sun.

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Total Lunar Eclipse

• A total Lunar Eclipse occurs when the full Moon
  passes through the shadow of the Earth. In this
  case, the Sun and the Moon are on opposite sides
  of the Earth. A lunar eclipse is only visible at
  night time of certain full Moons. A lunar
  eclipse can last as long as an hour.

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Lunar Eclipse

• When the suns shadow falls on the moon.

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Eclipse of the Moon

• Lunar Eclipse is when the Earths shadow falls
  upon the moon.
• Solar Eclipse is when the Moons shadow falls
  upon the Earth.
• An eclipse occurs at those times when the Moon
  moves into a position of direct alignment with
  the Sun and the Earth.

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Space Race

• the competitive nature of the nations involved in
  space exploration

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Neal Armstrong

• In 1969, Neil Armstrong was commander of Apollo
  11, the first manned lunar landing mission.

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Project Mercury

• Project Mercury was the U.Ss first successful
  manned spaceflight program. It ran from 1959
  through 1963 with the goal of putting a man in
  orbit around the Earth.

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Project Gemini

• a two-person U.S. spacecraft designed for orbital
  rendezvous and docking used in 196566 in
  various experiments preparatory to a landing on
  the moon.

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Project Apollo

• Apollo 13 was the third manned lunar-landing
  mission, part of Project Apollo under the NASA in
  the United States. It launched on April 11, 1970.
  Two days after the launch, the Apollo spacecraft
  was crippled by an explosion.

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Space probe

• A spacecraft carrying instruments intended for
  use in exploration of the physical properties of
  outer space or celestial bodies other than Earth.

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Space Probe

• an unmanned spacecraft designed to explore the
  solar system and transmit data back to earth.

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Space Shuttle

• A reusable spacecraft with wings for controlled
  descent in the atmosphere, designed to transport
  astronauts between Earth and an orbiting space
  station and also used to deploy and retrieve
  satellites.

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Astronomical Unit

• A unit of length used in measuring astronomical
  distances within the solar system equal to the
  mean distance from Earth to the sun,
  approximately 150 million kilometers (93 million
  miles).Read more http//www.answers.com/topic/
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Phases of the Moon
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The Moon

• The Moon is Earths one natural satellite and is
  more than ¼ the size of the Earth itself. Due to
  its smaller size and slower speed of rotation,
  the Moons gravity is 1/6 of the Earths gravity
  pull.

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Revolution of the Moon

• The Moon revolves around the Earth
• The Earth revolves around the Sun
• The Moon passes through phases during a cycle
  that repeats itself every 27.3 days.
• As this occurs, some of the suns light is
  blocked by the moons shadow or by the Earths
  shadow.

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Rotation of the Moon

• The moon rotates on its axis approximately every
  27.3 days
• The moon rotates on its axis at about the same
  rate that it revolves around the Earth

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The Light of the Moon

• The Moon does not generate any light itself it
  just reflects the light of the Sun.

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Moon Phases

• The Moon does not produce its own light, but
  looks bright because its surface reflects light
  from the Sun. As the Moon orbits the Earth, the
  amount of the lighted surface that is visible
  from Earth changes. This causes the shape of the
  visible surface to change and give us the phases
  of the moon.

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Moon Phases

• The Moon passes through 6 phases during a cycle
• New Moon
• Waxing Crescent
• First Quarter
• Waxing Gibbous
• Full Moon
• Waning Gibbous
• Last Quarter
• Waning Crescent
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New Moon

• The New Moon lies between the Earth and the Sun
  because the sunlit side of the Moon is away from
  the Earth. The New Moon is invisible to us.

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Waxing Crescent

• As the Moon moves along its orbit, it appears as
  a crescent on the right side. As the visible
  part of the moon grows, it is said to be waxing.

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First Quarter

• The Moon has now completed a quarter of its orbit
  and appears to us as a half circle.

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Waxing Gibbous

• When more than half of the sunlit side of the
  Moon is visible, the Moon is gibbous.

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Full Moon

• The Moon reaches the second quarter of its orbit.
  The entire daylight side is visible and appears
  to us as a circle.

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Waning Gibbous

• As the sunlit side of the Moon turns away from
  us, the Moon begins to wane.

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Last Quarter

• The Moon reaches the third quarter of its orbit
  and appears as a backwards D.

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Waning Crescent

• The visible portion of the Moon dwindles to a
  crescent. The fraction of the Moons disk that is
  illuminated is decreasing.

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The Effect of the Phases of the Moon on the Tides

• Spring Tides occur when the sun, the Earth and
  the moon are horizontally in line. During this
  time the high tides are the highest and the low
  tides are the lowest.
• Neap Tides occur when the sun, the Earth and the
  moon are at 90o angles. There is less of a
  difference in high tides and low tides during
  this time.

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Nova scotia horbor tide animation
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Moon Rotation
The moon wobbles as it rotates. True
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This is showing the shadow of the moon going
across the earth. (A solar Eclipse)
Notice that half the earth is dark and half is
always light.
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Can you locate the Marias and the highlands?
The OLD Man of the Moon.
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Questions Discussion

• The moon rotates on its axis and revolves once
  around the Earth at the same rate which causes
• A. day and night
• B. the same side of the moon to always be visible
  from Earth
• C. the tides to change
• D. opposite sides of the moon to be visible from
  Earth

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Questions Discussion

• The moon rotates on its axis and revolves once
  around the Earth at the same rate which causes
• A. day and night
• B. the same side of the moon to always be visible
  from Earth
• C. the tides to change
• D. opposite sides of the moon to be visible from
  Earth

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Questions Discussion

• 1. Explaination
• Because the rotation and revolution of the moon
  around the Earth happens at approximately the
  same rate only one side of the moon is ever
  visible from Earth. Follow the path in your mind
  to understand this concept

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Questions Discussion

• The moon and the sun appear to move across the
  sky each day because of
• A. the Suns movement in the sky
• B. the Earths revolution around the sun
• C. the Earths rotation on its axis
• D. the Moons shadow on the Earth

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Questions Discussion

• The moon and the sun appear to move across the
  sky each day because of
• A. the Suns movement in the sky
• B. the Earths revolution around the sun
• C. the Earths rotation on its axis
• D. the Moons shadow on the Earth

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Questions Discussion

• 2. Explanation
• Because the Earth rotates on its axis causing
  day and night, the moon and sun appear to move
  across the sky. Our position on the Earth is
  what is actually changing.

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Questions Discussion

• How often do Spring tides and Neap tides each
  occur?
• A. two times a month
• B. two times a day
• C. two times a year
• D. four times a year

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Questions Discussion

• How often do Spring tides and Neap tides each
  occur?
• A. two times a month
• B. two times a day
• C. two times a year
• D. four times a year

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Questions Discussion

• 3. Explanation
• Because the moon takes approximately a month to
  revolve around the Earth and is in line
  horizontally two times and at a 90o angle two
  times during this period each of the types of
  tides (Spring and Neap) occur two times a month.

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Questions Discussion

• What is the best way to arrange the following
  words into the concept map below (phases,
  eclipse, solar eclipse, revolution, and lunar
  eclipse)
• A. phases, revolution, eclipse, solar eclipse,
• lunar eclipse
• B. eclipse, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, phases,
  
• revolution
• C. lunar eclipse, revolution, eclipse, solar
  eclipse,
• phases
• D. revolution, phases, eclipse, solar eclipse,
• lunar eclipse

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Questions Discussion

• What is the best way to arrange the following
  words into the concept map below (phases,
  eclipse, solar eclipse, revolution, and lunar
  eclipse)
• A. phases, revolution, eclipse, solar eclipse,
• lunar eclipse
• B. eclipse, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, phases,
  
• revolution
• C. lunar eclipse, revolution, eclipse, solar
  eclipse,
• phases
• D. revolution, phases, eclipse, solar eclipse,
• lunar eclipse

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Revolution

• 4. Explanation

of the moon around the Earth results in
phases
of the moon which may result in an
eclipse
such as a
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
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Questions Discussion
5. At which position on the diagram above does
the waning gibbous phase of the moon occur?




A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
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5. At which position on the diagram above does
the waning gibbous phase of the moon occur?




A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
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Questions Discussion
5. Explanation After the full moon which is
between stages 2 and 3, the moon begins the
waning stage and it first passes through a
gibbous before the half and crescent stages,
therefore number 3 C is the correct answer




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• 6. Susan is sketching the appearance of the moon
  each night. Below is her entry for last night.
• What will Susans entry look like in 14 days?
• A. Image A
• B. Image B
• C. Image C
• D. Image D

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• 6. Susan is sketching the appearance of the moon
  each night. Below is her entry for last night.
• What will Susans entry look like in 14 days?
• A. Image A
• B. Image B
• C. Image C
• D. Image D

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• 6. Explanation
• Answer choice D is correct because in 14 days
  the moon will have gone through ½ of its cycle
  and will basically be in the opposite phase as it
  is when Susan illustrates the moon phase.

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• 7. Mrs. Gupta is the Cub Scout den mother. She is
  taking a troop of boys on a camp out and believes
  it will be easier if she schedules the outing to
  happen during the full moon. Last night she
  observed a waning gibbous moon. Approximately how
  many days will she have to wait before the next
  full moon?
• A. 7
• B. 14
• C. 21
• D. 28

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• 7. Mrs. Gupta is the Cub Scout den mother. She is
  taking a troop of boys on a camp out and believes
  it will be easier if she schedules the outing to
  happen during the full moon. Last night she
  observed a waning gibbous moon. Approximately how
  many days will she have to wait before the next
  full moon?
• A. 7
• B. 14
• C. 21
• D. 28

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• 7. Explanation
• If you divide the phases up there is
  approximately 7 days between every other phase or
  3.5 days between each phase which would give you
  21 days until the next full moon from a waning
  gibbous. The waning gibbous is the phase just
  after the full moon therefore you have to go all
  the way around to get back to a full moon.

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