1. Bellringer
EXPLAIN IN COMPLETE SENTENCES WHAT IS SOLAR SYSTEM

2. The Earth-Moon-Sun System

4. Earth’s Moon
It takes 27.3 days for the Moon to revolve once around Earth
Because Earth also revolves around the Sun, it takes more than two more days for the Moon to line up with Earth and the Sun
A complete lunar phase cycle takes 29.5 days

5. The Moon keeps the same side facing Earth because it takes 27
The Moon keeps the same side facing Earth because it takes 27.3 days to rotate once on its axis

6. Why is the same side of the Moon always facing the Earth?
The Moon’s period of revolution and period of rotation are the same

7. How does the Moon affect Earth?
A tide on Earth is caused by a giant wave produced by the gravitational pulls of the Sun and the Moon
This rise of sea level is called high tide
About six hours later, as the trough of the wave approaches, sea level drops, causing a low tide

8. There are different types of tides

9. The Sun is much farther
Because of this, the Moon has greater effect on Earth’s tides than the Sun
When the Moon and the Sun pull together, high tides are much higher and low tides are much lower
This is called a spring tide

10. Neap tide

11. What happens to the sea level at spring tide
High tides are higher and low tides are lower

12. Moonlight
Moon phases are the changing appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth
The phase you see depends on the relative positions of the Moon, Earth and Sun

13. A new moon occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun
The side of the Moon facing away from Earth is lighted and the side of the Moon facing Earth receives no light from the Sun

14. Waxing – the lighted portion that we see appears larger each night
The first phase we see after a new moon is called the waxing crescent
About a week after a new moon is the first quarter
The moon is in the waxing gibbous phase from the first quarter up until the full moon

15. The waning crescent occurs before another new moon
After a full moon, the lighted portion that we see begins to appear smaller
The phases are said to be waning
When only half of the side of the Moon facing Earth is lighted, the third quarter phase occurs
The waning crescent occurs before another new moon

17. HOMEWORK DESCRIBE THE WAY YOU WATHCH THE SUN AND
THE MOON LOCATION ON THE SKY