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Earth Moon Sun Science Review Worksheet

Earth M oon S un S cience R eview

Review T ext c hp 1 ; c hp 4 ; c hp 5

Be a ble t o d efine

Equinox

Winter S olstice

Summer s olstice

Ecliptic

Waning

Waxing

Eclipse

Orbit

Revolution

Rotation

Zenith

1. E xplain t he f ollowing i deas o r e vents a nd a ny e ffect t hey h ad i n a stronomy:

Geocentric v iew o f t he s olar s ystem – a ncients a nd P tolemy

Epicycle – P tolemy

Retrograde m otion o f p lanets

3 l aws o f p lanetary m otion – K epler, s ee q uestion 1 7

Heliocentric v iew o f t he s olar s ystem – C opernicus, G alileo

Law o f u niversal g ravitation – N ewton, b ig i dea n ot e quation

2. W hat c auses t he d ifferent s easons w e e xperience i n C hicago?

3. C an y ou c ompare t he t imes t he S un r ises a nd s ets o ver t he c ourse o f a y ear i n

Chicago?

4. C an y ou c ompare t he l ocations o n t he h orizon w here t he S un r ises a nd W here i t

sets o ver t he c ourse o f a y ear i n C hicago?

5. C an y ou e xplain w hy t he l ength o f a d ay c hanges f or u s i n C hicago o ver t he c ourse

of a y ear. W hen i s i t l ongest, w hen i s i t s hortest a nd w hy?

6. H ow w ould t he l ength o f a d ay b e d ifferent a t t he N orth P ole o ver t he c ourse o f a

year?

7. W hat c auses u s t o s ee d ifferent p hases o f t he m oon t hroughout a m onth?

8. I dentify t he n ine p hases o f t he m oon b y n ame a nd p icture.

9. P ut t he p hases o f t he m oon i n o rder f rom a n ew m oon t o a n ew m oon.

10. W hy i s t he m oon s ometimes v isible d uring t he d ay?

11. C omplete t he c hart o f r ise t ime, z enith t ime, a nd s et t ime f or t he m oon p hases.

12. W hy a ren't t he s ame c onstellations v isible a t n ight a ll y ear l ong? W hy a re t here

different c onstellations v isible d uring d ifferent s easons? W hat d oes t his h ave t o d o

with t he o rbit o f t he e arth a round t he s un?

Earth Moon Sun Science Review Worksheet