Slide 1Earth in Space (a work in progress) Dr. Alan F. Weekes Slide 2 Astronomy Possibly the oldest science Contrast with astrology: belief system The belief that the positions…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Essential Question What if there was no moon? Objectives Students will be able to: Describe formation theories of the moon Describe how the moon affects tides…

Slide 1Ancient Greeks Golden Age of Astronomy - in Greece - 600 BC to 150 BC - said earth was round - estimated earths circumference - cataloged stars Slide 2 Geocentric…

1.Earth’s Place in Space Chapter 2, section 12. Rotation Revolution Orbit The spinning of the Earth about its axis. CreatesDAYS The movement of the Earth about the Sun.…

Slide 1 Eclipses Eclipses are named after the object that “disappears” Lunar eclipse: Solar eclipse: Moon “disappears” Sun “disappears” Geometry: Sun – Earth…

Slide 1Eclipses and Tides Entry 9 Slide 2 What is an Eclipse? When Earth or the Moon temporarily blocks the sunlight from reaching the other. Slide 3 Two Types of Eclipses-…

Slide 1‘The Universe’ Slide 2  Many discoveries are credited to scientists from Greece  1. Geocentric Model ◦ People once thought Earth was the center of the…

Slide 1 22.2 The Earth-Moon- Sun System Slide 2 Motions of Earth  Rotation – turning or spinning of a body on its axis  Day & Night  24 hr. time frame …

Slide 1 Moon Section 19-2 Slide 2 Slide 3 Motions of the Moon  Moon rotation = 27.3 days  Moon revolution = 27.3 days  Therefore, the same side of the Moon always…

Slide 1 PHY134 Introductory Astronomy The Moon and Planets 1 Slide 2 Moon Moves Too Like Sun, Moon moves around celestial sphere as it orbits Earth West to East Moon is faster:…