FCAT STANDARD 26:
SC.8.E.5.9
Explain the impact of objects in space on each other, including: 1. the Sun on the Earth, including season and gravitational attraction; 2. the Moon on the Earth, including phases, tides, and eclipses, and the relative position of each body.
SC.8.E.5.9
Explain the impact of objects in space on each other, including: 1. the Sun on the Earth, including season and gravitational attraction; 2. the Moon on the Earth, including phases, tides, and eclipses, and the relative position of each body.
STANDARD SUMMARY
This standard asks us to find what different objects in space do to each other and what happens.
This standard asks us to find what different objects in space do to each other and what happens.
VOCABULARY
phases- a distinct period or stage in a process of change or forming part of something's development
tides- the alternative rising and falling of the sea
gravitational attraction- the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
axis-an imaginary line about which a body rotates
eclipse- an obscuring of light
EXAMPLE SENTENCES AND PICTURES
Phases- There are new moon phases every day due to the moon rotating.
Picture:
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/oreo-moon/en/
phases- a distinct period or stage in a process of change or forming part of something's development
tides- the alternative rising and falling of the sea
gravitational attraction- the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
axis-an imaginary line about which a body rotates
eclipse- an obscuring of light
EXAMPLE SENTENCES AND PICTURES
Phases- There are new moon phases every day due to the moon rotating.
Picture:
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/oreo-moon/en/
Tides: The ocean has a high tide today so the water is coming up to our chairs.
Picture:
http://questgarden.com/101/98/9/100422040601/process.htm
Picture:
http://questgarden.com/101/98/9/100422040601/process.htm
Eclipse: From Earth, we experience a Moon eclipse and a Sun eclipse.
Picture:
http://www.moonzoo.org/Lunar_Eclipses
Picture:
http://www.moonzoo.org/Lunar_Eclipses