The Moon goes through a cycle as it orbits the Earth. From Earth‚ we can see the Moon’s phases even though the Moon doesn’t change. The Moon phases are the different stages of the Moon as it orbits Earth. This cycle is known as the Phases of the Moon. As the Moon circles Earth‚ the amount of light we see changes. These changes in light that we see are known as phases. As the Moon orbits around the Earth‚ the changing of light is known as waxing and waning. The phases have to do with the relativity
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The Sun and the Moon Many‚ many years ago before humans walked the Earth; the Earth would stay dark all twenty four hours of the day. The moon and stars being lovers would flourish in the sky all day and night long. Back then‚ the sun would never come out from behind the moon. Those reasons were unknown‚ but one day the sun had enough and became enraged in jealousy. Being clever and witty the sun devised a plan to kick the moon’s lover out of the sky and have the moon for him. The moons lover
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LOCATION "Where are we?" is the question that the theme Location answers. Location may be absolute or it may be relative. These locations‚ whether relative or absolute‚ may be of people or places. An absolute location is a latitude and longitude (a global location) or a street address (local location). Florence‚ AL is 34o46’ North latitude and 87.40’ West longitude Paris‚ France is 48o51’ North latitude and 2.20’ East longitude Marshall Islands are 10o00’ North latitude and 165o00’
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I have never really been interested in constellations‚ I always thought of them as random groupings of stars that didn’t really look like the things they were supposed to be so I don’t really have a favorite. Now the obvious choice would be the sign I was born under‚ Pisces‚ but I’d rather not be as cliched as that. Since I myself am an artist‚ I thought Pictor‚ The Painter‚ would be a better choice for the topic of this essay. Pictor contains three main stars‚ its brightest star is Alpha Pictoris
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------------------------------------------------- Research Paper III Earth’s place in the universe Part I. Definition 1. Aphelion - Aphelion: (opposite of perihelion) the point in its orbit where a planet is farthest from the Sun; when referring to objects orbiting the Earth the term apogee is used; the term apoapsis is used for orbits around other bodies. 2. Astronomical unit – (1 AU = 149‚597‚870.691 kilometers) An Astronomical Unit is approximately the mean distance between
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Star Cluster: Spread out Far away Some are brighter than other Not uniformed Different colors Thinking about science: Gather information about the universe through observations and experiments Organize the information we gather Develop theories to explain observations and predict future observations Test these theories with more observations Powerful- sometime beyond intuition Astronomical numbers Light travels at 300‚000‚000 meter per second There are 100 billion stars
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slightly throughout… and other factors” Which would explain when the Sun would rise and set in Betelgeuse. Q2) Define the ecliptic‚ celestial equator‚ vernal equinox‚ autumnal equinox‚ summer solstice‚ and winter solstice. How are the last four points (equinoxes & solstices) related to the ecliptic‚ the celestial equator‚ the Earth’s equator‚ and the four seasons? 1. Ecliptic: The plane defined by the earth’s orbit projected onto the celestial sphere‚ along which the sun appears to move as viewed
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personality. First‚ what are the Zodiac Signs? What does it represent? What is it all about? (WWW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac) The Zodiac denotes an annual cycle of twelve stations along the ecliptic‚ the apparent path of the Sun through the heavens through the constellations that divide the ecliptic into twelve astrological signs of equal length. The zodiac is recognized as the first known celestial coordinate system. The etymology of the term zodiac also includes signs and also constellations
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Name___________________________________________Date_________-Score_______ Grade 7______________________________ Long test ESR General Instruction. . SNE-EMW Box the letter of your answer. 1. Which statement below best describes the motion of the Moon relative to the stars? a. The Moon moves eastward relative to the stars about 1 degree per day. b. The Moon moves westward relative to the stars about 1 degree per day. c. The Moon moves eastward relative to the stars about 13 degrees per day
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above 5. If the plane of the Earth’s equator were not tilted with respect to the ecliptic plane‚ a) there would be no seasons on Earth b) the amount of daylight would be the same everyday c) the Earth’s polar icecaps would have never formed d) none of the above 6. According to the heliocentric model‚ the reason the planets always appear to be near the ecliptic is that a) the ecliptic is only 23.5 degrees from the celestial equator b) the planets revolve around
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