Drag and drop the terms into the correct place in the diagram of the Earth–Sun–Moon system.
Mmuae Afoforo a Wobɛpaw:
Rotation
Revolution
Maria notices that when she watches the sky, the Sun rises in the east in the morning and sets in the west at night. Which motion of Earth explains this pattern, and why does it cause day and night?
Which diagram best represents the positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon during a solar eclipse?
Drag and drop the terms into the correct place in the diagram of the Earth–Sun–Moon system.
Rotation
Revolution
A student astronomer went outside and made observations of the Moon that were several days apart. The observations are shown in the diagram above. The light part of the Moon appeared to get larger over time. Why did this happen?
In a 3–4 sentence CER, explain why we experience different phases of the Moon.
Sentence 1: Your claim (what causes the phases).
Sentence 2: Evidence from the Earth-Sun-Moon model or diagram above.
Sentence 3: Reasoning that explains how the positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun create the phases.
Word Bank:
Rotation
Axis
Orbit
Moon Phase
Waxing
Waning
Reflection
Position
Illumination