the Sun * Put the flashlight on a table a few meters away and shine it toward you. * Hold the ball at arm’s length to represent the Moon while your head represents Earth. * Slowly spin around (counterclockwise) so that the ball goes around you just like the Moon orbits Earth. * As you turn‚ you’ll see the ball go through phases just like the Moon. Understanding Questions Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. One to two sentences will not suffice. 1
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MOON PHASES Claim: How do the Moon Phases change? Mrs. Challe said the Sun’s shadow covers the Moon‚ so the Moon phases change. She is incorrect. First‚ it is not the Sun’s shadow‚ but the Sun’s rays that reflect off of the Moon. The Sun lights up different portions of the Moon‚ depending on where the Moon is in its rotation‚ in relation to the Sun and the Earth. What really happens is the Moon revolves around the Earth‚ the Sun reflects on the Moon making it visible and depending on where the Moon
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March 31‚ 2011 CHARACTER ANALYSIS Diana Moon Glampers Diana Moon Glampers‚ the Handicapper General‚ symbolically portrays the idea of fairness in a society. She is the one in charge of lowering the capacity of a bright and intelligent person to the level of a normal and unaware being. In the beginning of the story‚ the reader is given a picture of the world that Diana Moon Glampers watches upon: Diana Moon Glampers is the one who maintains the idea of "checks and
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Should We Explore Jupiter’s Moon Europa? The planet Jupiter‚ some 500 million miles from Earth is a very unique planet. Besides being 1200-1500 (estimates vary) times larger than the Earth‚ The planet Jupiter is surrounded by a small solar system by itself. The planet Jupiter has some 72 moons orbiting it at present count‚ and these moons come in all shapes‚ sizes‚ and physical variations. Many of these moons have quite interesting characteristics‚ such as the moon Io‚ which has volcanic geysers
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Moon Landing Hoax Ever since man set foot on the moon back in 1969 the Apollo 11 moon landing was and still is regarded as one of the most important moments in human history. Not just for America‚ but for the world since it made us realize that‚ with the right technology‚ we were capable of reaching other areas far off in the universe. And that if we continue to make technological advancements the possibilities of future space travel could potentially be endless. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that
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“What were the political‚ economic‚ technological and social impacts of the Moon landing?” Throughout human existence there have been many achievements that immediately and overwhelmingly changed the course of history. Other events are considered to have shaped the world over the longer-term using historical perspective. The Apollo missions and the moon landing in July 1969 changed and shaped the world excessively. The impact was significant and the iconic image of Armstrong’s first steps is sustained
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Convinced America Of Going To The Moon John F. Kennedy rose to the podium on the 12th of September 1962 in front of a huge gathering at the Rice University in Houston‚ Texas and gave a speech that was considered to be the primary reason for America’s change of attitude towards space exploration for the coming years since that day. His main agenda was to convince his audience and the rest of the American citizens that the United States could “go to the moon”. The Soviet Union had already beaten
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Apollo moon landing was a hoax The US Moon landing program was started by John F. Kennedy in response to the Soviet Union’s early successes in space exploration‚ just in case the world decided that Communism was the way to go. The Moon landing hoax refers to the belief of a small‚ but persistent‚ percentage of people who think that the Apollo Moon landings of the late 60s and early 70s were propaganda films produced by NASA to embarrass the USSR in the cold war. First I will start talking about
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“We Choose To Go To The Moon” John F. Kennedy’s Address at Rice University on the Nation’s Space Effort‚ or the “We Choose To Go To The Moon” speech was given on September 12‚ 1962‚ in the Rice Stadium in Houston Texas. This speech was to inform the general American public of NASA’s plans to land a man on the moon for the first time ever. Russia and the United States of America had just recently cleared up the Cuban missile crisis but then became involved in a space race. They were both trying
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selected is New Moon‚ it was written by Stephanie Meyer‚ one of the most promising new authors of this century. The book has 563 pages and was first published in hard cover by Little Brown and Company in September 2006‚ in the United States of America. After mass circulation and the sale of two million copies‚ the book became the New York Times Number One bestseller for 2007. It was later published in soft cover by First Media Tie in September 2009. As a sequel to The Twilight Saga‚ New Moon is now a major
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