1. Welcome! The Topic For Today Is… Sun, Earth, and Moon

2. Science Jeopardy
Day & Night
Seasons
Moon Phases
Eclipses
Tides
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4. Day & Night -100
QUESTION: What is the movement that causes Day and Night?
ANSWER: Earth’s rotation on its axis.

5. Day & Night -200
QUESTION: Earth moves in predictable patterns. One of these patterns causes approximately 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. This movement is referred to as-
ANSWER: Rotation

6. Day & Night -300
QUESTION: How long does it take for the Earth to complete one full rotation?
ANSWER: 24 hours

7. Day & Night -400
QUESTION: The half of the earth that is facing away from the sun is experiencing --
ANSWER: Night

8. Day & Night -500
QUESTION: Coach Munoz lives in Texas and her best friend Miss Valdez lives in Spain. Why is it hard for them to talk on the phone after work?
ANSWER: Its day for one and night for the other.

9. Seasons -100 QUESTION: What causes seasons? (Be specific)
ANSWER: Earth is tilted on its axis while it revolves around the Sun.

10. Seasons -200
QUESTION: If X represents the Sun in the diagram below. Y represents a -
ANSWER: Planet following an elliptical orbit (revolution) around the sun.

11. Seasons -300
QUESTION: What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere during December?
ANSWER: Summer

12. Seasons -400
QUESTION: Name the seasons the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing in order from position L to N.
ANSWER: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall

13. Seasons -500
QUESTION: Why is it necessary to add a day to the calendar every four years?
ANSWER: One revolution of the Earth around the sun is 365 ¼ days.

14. Moon Phases -100
QUESTION: How long does it take the Moon to revolve around the Earth?
ANSWER: about 1 month.

15. Moon Phases -200 QUESTION: Why does the moon “glow”?
ANSWER: It reflects light from the sun.

16. Moon Phases -300
QUESTION: What moon phase will occur next in the sequence below.
ANSWER: New Moon

17. Moon Phases -400
QUESTION: Why is the movement of the Moon around Earth compared to a race car travelling around a track?
ANSWER: Each is making one rotation for each revolution.

18. Moon Phases -500
QUESTION: Name the moon phases in order from 1-8 in the diagram below.
ANSWER: New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, Full moon, waning gibbous, last/third quarter, and waning crescent. 3 4 2 5 6 8 7

19. Eclipse -100 QUESTION: What point would you find a new moon below?
ANSWER: 1 2 3 4

20. Eclipse -200 QUESTION: What point would you find a full moon below?
ANSWER: 3 2 3 4

21. Eclipse -300 QUESTION: What moon phase occurs during a solar eclipse?
ANSWER: New moon

22. Eclipse -400 QUESTION: What moon phase occurs during a lunar eclipse?
ANSWER: Full Moon

23. Eclipse -500 QUESTION: Why don’t we have eclipses every month?
ANSWER: The moon and earth orbit at a tilt.

24. Tides -100 QUESTION: What are tides?
ANSWER: The rise and fall of the ocean water.

25. Tides -200 QUESTION: What causes tides?
ANSWER: The moons gravitational pull.

26. Tides -300 QUESTION: In the diagram, where are the high tides?
ANSWER: Both sides of Earth where the ocean bulge outward.

27. Tides -400
QUESTION: A tide with the largest difference between water levels at high and low tides is known as a spring tide. What position are the sun, earth, and moon during a Spring tide?
ANSWER: The sun and moon are aligned and pull on the Earth.

28. Tides -500
QUESTION: The diagram shows Earth, the moon, and the sun during a neap tide. How does this effect the high and low tides?
ANSWER: Causes the Lowest of the high tides and Highest of the low tides.

29. FINAL JEOPARDY
QUESTION: Draw and label the moon phases in order on your white board with the sun on the right side.
ANSWER: