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Phases of the moon (Appendix B)

Phases of the moon (Appendix B). • Now we’ll come back closer to home--- our solar system, starting from Earth, Sun and Moon. • Bring your notecards on Thursday. Moon phases are caused by __. The Earth’s shadow The Sun’s shadow The shadows of other planets Clouds covering part of the moon

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Phases of the moon (Appendix B)

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  1. Phases of the moon (Appendix B) • Now we’ll come back closer to home--- our solar system, starting from Earth, Sun and Moon. • Bring your notecards on Thursday.

  2. Moon phases are caused by __ • The Earth’s shadow • The Sun’s shadow • The shadows of other planets • Clouds covering part of the moon • None of the above

  3. Phases: What they look like During each “lunar month” of 29.5 days, the Moon changes its appearance. New Moon

  4. Phases: What they look like Waxing Crescent

  5. Phases: What they look like First Quarter

  6. Phases: What they look like Waxing Gibbous

  7. Phases: What they look like Full Moon

  8. Phases: What they look like Waning Gibbous

  9. Phases: What they look like Third Quarter

  10. Phases: What they look like Waning Crescent

  11. Phases: What they look like New Moon again!

  12. The moon orbits us How long does this take? About 29.5 days!

  13. Wikipedia

  14. How does this picture change in one day? • The Moon rises and sets. • Its appearance (phase) remains the same.

  15. How to determine rise and set times of the moon • 1. When is the moon overhead (rather, its highest point in the sky)? • 2. What time of day is it? (Where is theSun?) • It rose about 6 hours earlier • It will set about 6 hours later

  16. Example E W What time is it?

  17. What about the phase? • The moon is always half lit and half dark • But it does not look like that to us • Think about what we see in the sky

  18. Example E W What time is it?

  19. E W Example What time is it?

  20. E W Example What time is it?

  21. What about outside???(facing south) East West

  22. The Sun and moon appear to move clockwise across the sky East West

  23. Put these pictures together… E W Sunrise East West

  24. Put these pictures together… E W Noon East West

  25. Put these pictures together… E W Sunset East West

  26. E W Example What time is it? How does the moon look?

  27. The moon is overhead at noon It rose around 6 am It will set around 6 pm Outside East West

  28. E W 6 hours later What time is it? How does the moon look?

  29. It rose around 6 am The moon is overhead at noon It will set around 6 pm Outside East West

  30. E W Example What time is it? How does the moon look?

  31. The moon is overhead at 6 pm It rose around noon It will set around midnight Outside East West

  32. E W Example What time is it? How does the moon look?

  33. It will set around 6 am It rose around 6 pm The moon is overhead at midnight Outside East West

  34. E W Example What time is it? How does the moon look?

  35. It rose around 9 pm The moon is overhead at 3 am It will set around 9 am Outside East West

  36. 9 am 3 pm 3 am 9 pm 6 pm On this day, what time does the moon rise?

  37. Team activity # 16 Moon phases

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