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An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something
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scale
model
moon
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When the moon goes completely dark
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moon phase
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
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An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something
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When the moon goes completely dark
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To shine light on an object and make it visible
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The shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from the Earth
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A rocky sphere that travels around a planet
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The relative size of things
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The star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
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Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
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The nearly circular path that a smaller object (the moon) travels around a larger object (the Earth).
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The moon makes its own light.
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Light from the sun can curve and bend.
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The sun illuminates the half of the moon that is facing, the other half is dark.
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Sometimes models need to be "not to scale" to be useful.
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From Earth we can only see the half of the Moon that is facing us.
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The reason there is a pattern to the position of the Moon is because the Moon rotates on its axis.
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The reason we see different phases of the moon is because we see different amounts of the illuminated half as the Moon moves around Earth.
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It takes about one month for the Moon to orbit, so the pattern of moon phases repeats every month.
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Lunar eclipses happen every time Earth is in between the sun and the Moon.
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The moon goes completely dark when the sun, Earth, and the Moon are in a straight line with Earth in the middle.
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During a lunar eclipse, the Moon is completely dark because the shadow of the sun is covering the Moon.
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Lunar eclipses can happen during any moon phase.
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Susan is a space scientist who made this diagram of the Moon and Earth, as seen from above (top view), with sunlight coming from the left, as shown by the arrows. Why does Susan’s diagram show that it’s bright on the left half of the Moon?
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Astronomers made two observations of the Moon that were several days apart. Their observations are shown in the diagram above. The light part of the Moon appeared to get larger over time. Why did this happen?
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Three people made the diagrams above to show what they think the Moon looks like when it is seen from above (top view). In these diagrams, the sunlight is coming from the left, as shown by the arrows. Which diagram is accurate and why?
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Suki looked up one night and saw a crescent moon.
If Suki looks for the Moon again in one month, what will he see?
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Which of these things is true about the Moon?
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Three observers made the diagrams above to show what they think the Moon looks like when it is seen from above (top view). In these diagrams, the sunlight is coming from the left, as shown by the arrows. Which diagram is accurate and why?
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The diagrams below show Earth and the Moon in different positions, as seen from above (top view). Sunlight is coming from the left, but these diagrams do not show what parts of Earth or the Moon are light or dark.
Could the half of the Moon that faces Earth ever be completely dark in any of these diagrams?
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Someone said that light bent around a corner to reach an object. Is this possible?
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The diagram below shows Earth and the Moon from above (top view). Why is there a dotted circle drawn in this diagram?
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What is one way that a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse are similar?
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What is one way that lunar eclipses and solar eclipses are different?
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​Which moon phase happens at position 1 in the diagram?
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​Which moon phase occurs at position 4 in the diagram?
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In this position, which hemisphere on Earth is receiving more light and heat energy and which season are they in?
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Which label is correct to finish the model?
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What is happening to the amount of energy that the Northern Hemisphere receives from the sun during the September equinox?
