Slide 1The path of the Moon in the sky The second most striking astronomical object Slide 2 If we observe the position of the Moon in the night sky, what do we find? Instant…

Slide 1 Slide 2 What do you KNOW about seasons? Slide 3 The Big Idea Students will understand how Earths tilt on its axis changes the length of daylight and creates the seasons.…

Slide 1As Earth Rotates: The Effects of the Rotation of the Earth Slide 2 What is Astronomy? Astronomy is the scientific study of matter in outer space. It is known as the…

Slide 1 Slide 2 The diagram above shows Earth as viewed from space. Which season is the northern hemisphere experiencing? a.Winter b.Spring c.Summer d.Autumn Slide 3 2The…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Lecture 2: Spaceship Earth Man is…related inextricably to all reality, known and unknowable…plankton, a shimmering phosphorescence on the sea and the…

Slide 1 Constellations Slide 2 Celestial Sphere Slide 3 Our Point of View Slide 4 Angular Size and Distance Slide 5 Relevant Geography Slide 6 Earth’s Rotation 23 hours…

Slide 1 Plant Ecology - Chapter 20 Paleoecology Slide 2 The study of historical ecology Changes in global patterns of vegetation, diversity Driven by ecological, evolutionary…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5 Slide 6 Rotation=Spinning Slide 7 Revolution = Orbit Slide 8 The Inner Planets Slide 9 Have no rings Have no rings Only 0-2 moons…

Slide 1 The Earth-Moon-Sun System Chapter 22, Section 2 Slide 2 Motions of the Earth The two main motions of Earth are rotation and revolution Rotation – the turning, or…

Slide 1 Seasons Moon Phases Slide 2 Why do we have seasons? The tilt of the Earth’s axis Slide 3 When the Southern Hemisphere is receiving the most concentrated sunlight,…