The Sun and the Moon look about the same size from Earth, but they are not. The Sun is about 400 times wider than the Moon but is 400 times further away! The Moon takes about 28 days to orbit the Earth. sunlight The Moon The Moon takes about 28 days to make one complete rotation.

What people sometimes call "moonlight" is really sunlight reflecting off the Moon's surface. The Moon itself puts out no light at all. It takes about four weeks for the Moon to orbit once around Earth. During this time, the Moon's position relative to Earth and the Sun is constantly changing. During part of its journey, the Moon is between Earth and the Sun. Then, a few days later, it is off to one side. Still later, the Moon moves around so that Earth is between it and the Sun. And so on.

Use the lamp, globe and a ping pong ball to show how the moon looks different during its cycle Teacher demonstration and pupil interaction -

Key Words- Waxing: if the light part is growing, the Moon is referred to as waxing (moving towards a full moon). waxing Waning: If the light part is shrinking, the Moon is referred to as waning (moving towards a new moon). Gibbous: bulging outwards

Phases of the Moon activity

Where must the Moon be for a solar eclipse to take place? During a solar eclipse the Moon moves directly between the Sun and the Earth. What happens during a solar eclipse? During a solar eclipse the Moon blocks the Sun’s rays from reaching part of the Earth.

Where must the Moon be for a lunar eclipse to take place? During a lunar eclipse the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth to the Sun. What happens during a lunar eclipse? During a lunar eclipse the Earth blocks the Sun’s light from reaching the Moon.

1. The Moon does not produce its own light - how can we see it? 2. How long does it take the Moon to orbit the Earth? 3. Why do we always see the same side of the Moon? 4. Why do we only see a full Moon once a month? 5. What force keeps the Moon in orbit around the Earth? Questions about the Moon

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Which solar body does the earth orbit? The MoonThe Sun The Milky Way Jupiter

Why does the Earth get night and day So we can sleepThe sun orbits us The Earth turns on its axis – part is in dark So plants can grow

The sun rises in the ___ and sets in the ___ East, West Morning, Night North, SouthWest, South

How long does it take the Earth to go around the Sun? 1 month28 days 365 days365 ¼ days

How long does it take the moon to go around the Earth? 1 month28 days 365 ¼ days1 week

A full moon is when You can see a face in the moon Sun shines on the moon’s whole face When there is a lunar eclipse The first day of the month

How many phases does the moon have?

The sun appears to moves across the sky because It is going around us So that night can come The Earth is rotating on its axis The moon goes around the Earth

Which one of these is a name for a phase of the moon? Full Old MoodyScary

darkold brightnew The changing shape of the ? part of the moon that we see is called its phase

When it is day time in the UK it is night time in: Scotland France Australia Germany

23 hours28 days 1 day 12 hours How long does it take the Earth to turn on its axis?

What is a lunar month? 31 daysThe moon’s orbit of the Earth The moon’s orbit of the sun The moon’s light

The phase of the moon when none of the Sun’s light reaches its surface is New Moon1 st Quarter Full MoonThird Quarter

What shape is the Earth, Sun and Moon? SphericalCircles Like Rugby balls No one knows