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Saturday, May 16, 2020

Try out these exit tickets.

Draw and label a gibbous moon, a quarter moon and a crescent moon using shading for darkness.

Why does the moon appear the same size as the sun?

If half of the moon is always lit, why do we see different phases? Explain with a diagram.

Now try out these exit ticket questions.

Why does our sun appear so much bigger and brighter than other stars?

Why is the distance of a planet to the star it orbits very important?

How does a star’s brightness change as it gets closer? How about as it gets bigger?