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Earth-Moon-Sun System

Earth-Moon-Sun System. Rotation vs. Revolution. Rotation The amount of time it takes for Earth to spin around once. ONE DAY Revolution The amount of time it takes for Earth to go around the Sun once. ONE YEAR. Movements in Orbit. Perigee At its closest point in orbit

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Earth-Moon-Sun System

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  1. Earth-Moon-Sun System

  2. Rotation vs. Revolution • Rotation • The amount of time it takes for Earth to spin around once. • ONE DAY • Revolution • The amount of time it takes for Earth to go around the Sun once. • ONE YEAR

  3. Movements in Orbit • Perigee • At its closest point in orbit • Object appears large • Apogee • At its farthest point in orbit • Object appears small

  4. What do they all do? • Sun • Provides light, warmth • Source of most of energy that fuels our society • Moon • Raises tides in ocean • Illuminates sky with monthly cycle of phases

  5. Daily Motions • Sun, moon, planets, and stars rise in east and set in west • Caused by Earth’s rotation

  6. Rotation & Length of Day • Length of day is a little longer than the time it takes Earth to rotate once on its axis. • As Earth rotates, it also moves in its orbit • It has to turn a little farther • Solar Day • The time period from one sunrise or sunset to the next • Our timekeeping system is based on the solar day

  7. Annual Motions • Length of day and temps may range depending on latitude • What is latitude? • Annual changes are due to Earth’s orbital motion around the Sun • Earth’s orbit is in an ecliptic plane • Oval-shaped

  8. The Moon • Does not emit visible light • Reflection of the Sun’s light • Phases of the Moon • The changes of position in the sky is a result of the movement of the moon around the Earth • Lunar Phases • The sequential changes in appearance of the moon • Waxing • Increase in portion of sunlight side of the moon • Waning • Decrease in amount of sunlit side of the Moon

  9. Phases of the Moon • New Moon • Moon is between Earth and Sun • Dark side of the moon faces Earth • Waxing Crescent • Less than half the lit portion during increase • First Quarter • Half the sunlit side during increase

  10. New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter

  11. Phases of the Moon (cont’d) • Waxing Gibbous • More than half of the lit portion during increase • Full Moon • Earth is between Moon and Sun • Can see entire sunlit side of moon • Waning Gibbous • More than half the lit portion during decrease

  12. Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous

  13. Phases of the Moon (cont’d) • Third Quarter • Half the sunlit side during decrease • Waning Crescent • Less than half the lit portion during decrease • New Moon • Beginning of cycle again

  14. Third Quarter, Waning Crescent, New Moon Third

  15. Moon Rotation • As the moon orbits, the same side always faces Earth at all times • It spins exactly once each time it orbits Earth • Lunar Month • The length of time it takes for 1 complete cycle of phases • About 29.5 days

  16. Tides • The moon’s gravity pulls on Earth • Creates bulges of ocean water on near and far sides of Earth

  17. Eclipses • Solar Eclipse • When the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth • Moon blocks out view of Sun • Lunar Eclipse • When the Moon passes through Earth’s shadow • Only occurs with there is a full moon

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