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Day &Night
Seasons MoonScale
DistanceShadowCaster
What motion of the Earth
causes day and night?
Rotation.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/com
mons/2/2c/Rotating_earth_(large).gif
In what direction does the Earth spin?
East.North
South
East
http://netanimations.net/animated_earth_84.gif
How long is one Earth rotation?
One day.(24 hours)
12
9 3
6
In what direction is the
Sunat noon?
To the south.
East West
North
What causes night?
We are in the shadow of the
Earth.Sunlight
Day
Shadow
Night
http://www.nec.com/global/solutions/space/satellite_systems/img/kaguya002.jpg
What motion of the Earth causes
seasons?
Revolution.(orbiting)
http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect16/full-20earth2.jpg
How long is one Earth orbit?
One year.
http://www.all-calendar.tk/wp-content/uploads/printable-year-calendar-1.jpg
Is the axisof the Earthstraight up
compared tothe axis of the Sun?
No. The axis of the Earth is titled
compared to the axis of the Sun.
http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect16/full-20earth2.jpg
We used globesto study seasons.
AxisNorwood(Pin)
DayNight
What season isshown on the globe?
Sunlight
Winter.
Sunlight
When is the Earth closest to the Sun?
In the winter.But, just by the smallest amount.
What phase is this?
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/9904/fullmoon_lick_big.jpg
Full.
What phase is this?
Third Quarter.
What phase is this?
First Quarter.
Today there is aFirst Quarter Moon.
When was the lastFirst Quarter Moon?
About four weeks.
About a moonth.
Today there is aFirst Quarter Moon.
When is the nextThird Quarter Moon?
About two weeks.
About a half moonth.
What is the distance from the Sun to the
Earth called?
One Astronomical Unit.
1 A.U.
http://ion.uwinnipeg.ca/~vincent/4500.6-001/Cosmology/planets_inner_orbiting_sun_sm_images.gif
Imagine 1 A.U. is 1 foot on our model.
How far would themodel Sun be fromthe model Earth?
1 foot away.
How far would themodel Sun be fromthe model Jupiter?
Jupiter is 5 A.U.from the Sun.
5 feet away.
Mercury is 1/2 A.U.from the Sun.
How far would themodel Sun be fromthe model Mercury?
Half a foot.
A.K.A 6 inches.
How many A.U.to Pluto?
About 40 A.U.
Pluto
Earth
Sun
Where does theSun rise?
Towards the East.
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRA0V3WadrRjY0evt7czYVSpa0jwlQ2KF7ffY-naiG5CUYeHHZHqlRdwFpP
What time is itwhen the Sun
is to your south?
Noon.
At what time of day is your
shortest shadow?
Noon.
East West
North
It is almost sunset.
In what direction does your shadow point?
Sun sets to the West,your shadow points
to the East.
Mr. Haffey islooking Northwest,
facing the Sun.
His shadow points in which direction?
Southeast.