Week 6: Earth Sun Moon
Week 6 Blog How do the phases of the moon occur? The different positions in the moon's orbit of Earth determine how much of the moon is being illuminated by the Sun. What causes the seasons? The seasons are caused by a given hemisphere of Earth’s position relative to the Sun. The closer a hemisphere is to earth, the warmer the hemisphere will be. What causes a lunar eclipse? A lunar eclipse is caused when the moon and sun are aligned with each other relative to earth’s position. Earth moves "in front" of the Sun relative to the moon, and the moon gets completely dark because it’s essentially shading the moon from the sun. The big question this week (I think) was "Why do the phases of the moon occur?" What did you do in lab today? In lab this week, we started with introductions and then talked about the Solar System. First, we learned about the previous scientific/cultural understanding of the solar system (the geocentric view) and how astronomers discovered ...
