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1 Welcome back! Upcoming events in science:
Today: Finish light and space topic Tomorrow: Finish rotation/revolution model Friday: Review Next Wednesday, March 20th (Day 6) is TEST DAY

2 Review Questions The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole is called the Earth’s ____________. It is ____________ at an angle of ____________. The Earth spins upon itself. It takes ____________ for a full spin. The earth spinning on itself is called ____________. The Earth orbits around the sun. It takes ____________ for one full orbit. The Earth going around the sun is called ____________. The moon orbits around the Earth. It moves in a ____________ direction. It takes approximately ____________ for one full orbit. axis tilted 23º 1 day rotation 365 and ¼ days revolution counter-clockwise 1 month

3 Review Questions When the Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, it is ____________ in the Northern hemisphere and ____________ in the Southern hemisphere. The middle part of the Earth that receives the most direct sunlight on average is the ____________. The day with the most hours of daylight in the Northern hemisphere is ____________. On this day, the Southern hemisphere gets the least amount of sunlight. This day is referred to as the ____________. On ____________ and ____________, both the Northern and Southern hemisphere experience the same amounts of sunlight. This is called the ____________. summer winter equator June 21st solstice March 21st September 21st equinox

4 September 21st December 21st June 21st March 21st

5 Full Moon Waning gibbous Waxing gibbous Last quarter 1st quarter Waning crescent Waxing crescent New moon

6 What is an eclipse? This is when the sun, Earth, and moon are all aligned. This doesn’t happen very often because the moon’s orbit is tilted. When an eclipse happens, a shadow is cast by either the moon or the Earth on the other.

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8 Summary Lunar Eclipse Solar Eclipse Earth casts a shadow on the moon
The moon casts a shadow on the Earth. The moon is in the Earth’s umbra. The Earth is in the moon’s umbra.


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