Name: __________________________ Section: _________

Vocabulary

Word Definition

axis

rotation

revolution

orbit

ellipse

eclipse

lunar eclipse

solar eclipse

constellation

Lesson 1 – How does Earth move? Page 494-499

1. What causes the seasons on Earth?

2. Why does Earth seem to be standing still?

3. What are two clues that Earth moves?

4. If Earth did not rotate on its axis or move around the Sun, what would the Sun’s position be?

5. What is Earth’s axis?

6. What is the spinning around Earth’s axis called?

7. How long does Earth take to make one rotation?

8. When Earth rotates, it turns from ___________ to ______________.

9. Explain how Earth’s rotation causes day and night.

10. A student studies the shadow of a plant every hour for several hours. He notes that the shadow changes. Explain how Earth’s rotation causes shadows to change length and position.

11. The movement of one object around another is a ____________________

12. How long does Earth take to complete 1 revolution?

13. What is Earth’s orbit called?

14. As Earth moves in its orbit, what happens to its distance from the Sun?

15. What keeps Earth revolving around the Sun?

16. How is Earth tilted when it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere?

17. Why is it summer in the Northern Hemisphere when it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere?

18. What would happen to the seasons if Earth were not tilted on its axis as it revolves around the Sun?

Label the season based on the tilt of the northern hemisphere in relation to the sun.

Lesson 2 – What patters can you see in the sky? Page 500-505

1. Why are we able to see the Moon?

2. What keeps the Moon in its orbit?

3. How long does it take the Moon to make a complete revolution around Earth?

4.Why do we always see the same side of the Moon even though it is rotating?

5. Label the phases of the Moon

1 2 3 4 5 Last quarter First quarter Full moon

New moon Crescent1. _________________________________2. _________________________________3. _________________________________4. _________________________________5. _________________________________

6. Which phase of the Moon is shown?

7. As the Moon orbits around Earth, which side of the Moon faces Earth?

different side dark side same side

8. What causes the phases of the Moon to change in the same pattern every 29 days?

9. When does an eclipse occur?

10. Complete the chart to tell about lunar eclipse and solar eclipseLunar Eclipse Solar Eclipse

11.

12. T / F The Sun is a medium sized star near Earth

13. A pattern of stars in the sky is called a ____________________________

14. What is the scientific name for the North Star?

15. How will the constellations move across the sky if you are standing at the North Pole?

1.

Earth spins around its _____________________

2. Earth complete one ___________________ each day.

3. A(n) _______________________is part of the sky used to identify stars.

4. Earth’s path around the Sun is its ____________________

5. During a(n) _______________________, the Moon casts its shadow on Earth.

6. During a(n) _______________________, the Moon passes through Earth’s shadow.

7. Earth takes a year to complete one ____________________________ around the Sun.

8. Earth’s path around the Sun is shaped like a(n) __________________________

Phases of the MoonDraw and label each phase of the Moon

Fill in the blank

1. Spinning of Earth around its axis is called _______________________

2. _________________________causes the seasons to change on Earth.

3. _________________________ keeps Earth revolving around the Sun.

4. The reason why day turns into night on Earth is because Earth rotates from ______________ to ___________________.

5. As the Moon orbits around Earth, the ____________ side faces Earth.

6. When the moon passes through Earth’s shadow, _______________________ occurs.

7. A ____________________ is a pattern of stars.

Constructed Response

1. Why can’t you feel Earth’s movement?

2. How do you know that Earth is moving?

3. Explain how Earth’s rotation causes shadows of a plant to change length and position.

4. What causes the phases of the Moon to change in the same pattern approximately every 29 days?

5. What is the weather like in the Northern Hemisphere when the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the Sun?

What is the weather like in the Southern Hemisphere at the same time?