The Night Sky Classwork Draw and write about what you think the night sky looks like.
The Moon Classwork For #1-5, fill in the blank with the correct word. Word Bank Natural near craters hot astronaut 1. When the sun is shining on the moon, the moon is very. 2. An is a person who explores outer space. 3. The moon is a satellite. 4. We can see the side of the moon. 5. The moon is not flat. It has a lot of. 6. Complete the right column of the table. Body Moon What does it orbit? Earth 7. When we see the moon, where is the light coming from? 8. Why is the far side of the moon very cold?
The Phases of the Moon Classwork 1. The table below shows how waxing and waning are different. Place the words from the word bank into either the waxing column or the waning column. Word Bank Bigger smaller right left Waxing moon Waning moon 2. What happens to the moon after the waning crescent?
Put the phases of the moon in order from 1-8, by writing the number and name under each picture.
The Phases of the Moon Homework The phases of the moon are in order from 1 to 8. Color in the part of the moon that we can see during each phase. Then, write the name of each phase. 1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
Graphing the Tides Classwork Tidal range is the difference between how high water is at high tide and how low water is at low tide. Tidal range = high tide low tide Question At a beach in California, high tide is 4 feet high and low tide is 2 feet high. What is the tidal range? Tidal range = high tide low tide Tidal range = - Tidal range = The table below shows the tidal ranges for the Bay of Fundy in Canada, Anchorage in Alaska, and St. Augustine in Florida. Use this information to make a graph of tidal range. For every 5 feet of tidal range, color in 1 picture on the graph. Location Bay of Fundy, Canada Anchorage, Alaska St. Augustine, Florida Tidal Range 55 feet 40 feet 5 feet
For every 5 feet of tidal range, color in 1 fish on the graph. Tidal Range Bay of Fundy Canada Anchorage Alaska St. Augustine Florida
The Moon s Effect on Earth Homework 1. The table below shows how spring and neap tides are different. Place the words from the word bank into either the spring tide column or the neap tide column. Big small new moon first quarter moon full moon third quarter moon Word Bank Spring tide Neap tide 2. The tides are caused by the gravitational pull of what two objects on Earth? 3. High tides happen on sides of the Earth. 4. There are high tides and low tides every day.
The Moon Review Classwork Directions: Fill in the missing word in each sentence. Word Bank new moon waning crescent full moon first quarter moon 1. When the right half of the moon is sunlit, it is the. 2. We cannot see the. 3. The phase that happens after the waxing gibbous moon is the. 4. The phase that happens before the new moon is the. Directions: Circle the correct answer. 5. Craters on the moon make the surface very smooth. A. True B. False 6. Circle the picture of the moon that is getting bigger.
7. Spring tides happen when the sun, moon, and Earth are in a straight line. A. True B. False 8. Circle all of the pictures that reflect light. 9. Neap tides are than usual. A. Smaller B. Bigger 10. The moon and the Earth stay close together because of gravity. A. True B. False 11. Circle the picture of the moon that is waning. 12. In each column, write the phases of the moon that happen during each type of tide.
Spring Tide Neap Tide The Moon Classwork Answer Key 1. hot 2. astronaut 3. natural 4. near 5. craters 6. Earth; Sun 7. From the Sun 8. The sunlight never reaches it The Phases of the Moon Classwork Answer Key 1. Waxing moon Bigger Smaller Waning moon Right Left 2. It becomes a New Moon and starts the cycle again 3. First Quarter-3 Waxing Gibbous-4 New Moon-1 Waning Gibbous-6 Waning Crescent-8 Waxing Crescent-2 Full Moon-5 Last Quarter-7 The Phases of the Moon Homework Answer Key- (see images from Classwork) 1. New Moon 5. Waning Crescnt 2. Waxing Crescent 6. Waning Gibbous 3. First Quarter 7. Last Quarter 4. Waxing Gibbous 8. Waning Crescent Graphing the Tides Answer Key Tidal range = 4-2 Tidal range = 2 For the Graph: The Moon s Effect on Earth Answer Key 1. Spring Tide- full moon, new moon, big Neap Tide- first quarter moon, third quarter moon, small Bay of Fundy- color 11 fish Anchorage- color 8 fish St. Augustine- color 1 fish 2. Moon and Oceans 3. Opposite 4. 2; 2 The Moon Review Answer Key
1. waxing crescent 2. new moon 3. full moon 4. waning crescent 5. B 6. Picture on the left 7. A 8. Mirror & moon 9. A 10. A 11. Picture on the right 12. Spring Tide- full moon, new moon Neap Tide- first quarter moon, third quarter moon