Sun-Earth-Moon (S-E-M) Written Exam

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What repeating patterns can you notice in how the Sun, Moon, and stars move or change in the sky over days or weeks?

How do Earth’s rotation and revolution cause the daily changes in sunlight and the yearly changes in the Sun’s path across the sky?

How do the positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon create the different shapes, or phases, of the Moon that we see from Earth?

Why does the Moon rise about 50 minutes later each day? What does this tell us about how it moves around Earth?

If the Moon’s orbit were not tilted, how would eclipses be different from what we see now? Use what you know about lunar phases and orbital positions to explain.