1.Motions of the Earth- Moon System2. The moon is Earth’s only naturalsatellite. It rotates on itsaxisandrevolvesaround the Earth. The moonorbitsEarth in about amonth .…

Slide 1 Lecture 6 Light And Telescopes Slide 2 Announcements Homework 4 – Due Monday, Feb 19  Unit 22: Problem 1, Test Yourself 2  Unit 28: Review Question 3, Test…

Slide 1 Slide 2 What are lunar eclipses? Slide 3 Shadows are…  When you walk outside on a sunny day, you can see your shadow.  A shadow is formed when an object blocks…

Our first exam will be next Tuesday, September 23 at the regular class time. We will have a review Thursday (Sept. 18) - at a time to be determined in class today - in the…

Seasons, Phases of the Moon and Eclipses Seasons, Phases of the Moon and Eclipses Chapter 2.2 & 2.3 Reasons for the Seasons Earthâs spin is called rotation Itâs orbit…

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CHAPTER 3 Eclipses and the Motion of the Moon Why we see the Moon go through phases Why we always see the same side of the Moon The differences between lunar and solar eclipses…

Eclipses Eclipses The Sun and Moon occasionally line up so that we have an eclipse. Revolution of the moon causes eclipses. An eclipse is defined as an astronomical event…

Earthâs Moon Earthâs Moon The Moon rotates as it orbits EARTH The moonâs diameter is about ¼ Earthâs diameter The pull of gravity keeps the Moon in orbit around the…

Seasons, Phases of the Moon and Eclipses Seasons, Phases of the Moon and Eclipses Chapter 2.2 & 2.3 Reasons for the Seasons Earthâs spin is called rotation Itâs orbit…