1. Completed in class on Friday, January 10. SUN, EARTH, & MOON FOCUS READING PACKET

2. ACTIVE READER-PAGE 18- 1- DESCRIBE- WHAT DOES THE SUNRISE AND SUNSET LOOK LIKE? DESCRIBE WHAT YOU TYPICALLY SEE. At sunrise, the sun is low in the east horizon in the morning. At sunset, the sun is low in the west horizon in the night.

3. ACTIVE READER –PAGE 19- 1. RECALL- WHAT MOTION CAUSES DAY AND NIGHT ON EARTH? Rotation around Earth’s axis.

4. ACTIVE READER-PAGE 20- 1- IDENTIFY –WHAT ARE TWO EFFECTS OF THE EARTH’S REVOLUTION? 2- RECALL- EARTH BOTH REVOLVES AND ROTATES. WHAT DOES IT ROTATE AROUND? WHAT IS ANOTHER WORD FOR ROTATE? 1- Year & Seasons should be circled. 2- Another word for rotate would be SPIN.

5. ACTIVE READER- PAGE 21- 1- IDENTIFY- “HEMISPHERE” MEANS HALF OF A BALL. WHICH DIVIDES THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE FROM THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE ON EARTH? 2- DECIDE- ARE THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE EVERY IN THE SAME SEASON, IF SO, WHEN? 1- A- The Equator 2- No, never.

6. FOCUS QUESTION- PAGE 21- 1. WHAT KIND OF MOVEMENT CREATES A DAY? The rotation of the Earth on its axis.

7. FOCUS QUESTION- PAGE 21- 2. WHAT KIND OF MOVEMENT CREATES A YEAR? The revolution of Earth in orbit around the sun.

8. FOCUS QUESTION- PAGE 21- 3. WHAT CAUSES THE SEASONS? The tilt of Earth on its axis as it revolves around the sun.

9. ACTIVE READER- PAGE 22- 1- APPLY –WHY DON’T WE SEE A FULL MOON ALL THE TIME EVEN THOUGH THE SUN ALWAYS LIGHTS HALF OF THE MOON’S SURFACE? Because the part that is lit is not always facing us.

10. ACTIVE READER-PAGE 23- 1. INFER-”GIBBOUS” MEANS “HUMPBACKED”. WHY IS THIS TERM APPROPRIATE FOR A MOON PHASE? Because the moon looks humpbacked at that phase.

11. FOCUS QUESTION-PAGE 24 1. LABEL THE MOON PHASES BELOW. Going from left to right… 1. Full moon 2. Waxing Crescent 3. Last Quarter 4. New Moon

12. FOCUS QUESTION – PAGE 24 2. GO OUT ON THE NEXT CLEAR NIGHT. DRAW THE MOON AS YOU SEE IT BELOW. WHAT PHASE IS IT IN?

13. ACTIVE READER-PAGE 25- 1. ANALYZE- WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TIDES IF THE MOON IS OVERHEAD, BUT THE SUN IS NOT? The tide will not be as strong or as high.

14. ACTIVE READER-PAGE 25- 2. EVALUATE- WHO WOULD FIND IT IMPORTANT TO KNOW IF IT IS HIGH TIDE OR LOW TIDE? Boaters, fisherman, the Navy, and oceanographers.

15. FOCUS QUESTION- PAGE 26- 1. WHAT THREE HEAVENLY BODIES ARE ALWAYS INVOLVED IN AN ECLIPSE? The sun, the moon, and Earth

16. FOCUS QUESTION- PAGE 26- 2. WHY ARE THE TIDES CONSTANTLY MOVING IN AND OUT? Because Earth is always rotating and the moon is always moving around it.

17. STOP & THINK – PAGE 27- 1. THE REVOLUTION OF EARTH AROUND THE SUN CAUSES WHICH EVENT? B- one year

18. STOP & THINK – PAGE 27- 2. THE ROTATION OF EARTH ON ITS AXIS CAUSES WHICH EVENT? A- one day

19. STOP & THINK – PAGE 27- 3. IDENTIFY ONE THING THE MOON AND EARTH HAVE IN COMMON. THEN IDENTIFY ONE THING THAT IS DIFFERENT BETWEEN THEM In common: rotate, revolve, create an eclipse, have days, cause tides. Difference- Earth is bigger, revolves just around the sun, has more mass. Difference- The moon is smaller, less mass, revolves around both the sun and Earth.