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Constellations
Circumpolar and Seasonal Constellations
26
Science
8th Grade
02/16/2012

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Term

Name this Constellation?


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Bootes
Term

Name this Constellation?


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Canis Major
Term

Name this Constellation?


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Definition
Canis Minor
Term

Name this Constellation?


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Cassiopeia
Term

Name this Constellation?


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Cephus
Term

Name this Constellation?


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Cygnus
Term

Name this Constellation?


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Draco
Term

Name this Constellation?


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Gemni
Term

Name this Constellation?


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Leo
Term

Name this Constellation?


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Orion
Term

Name this Constellation?


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Pegasus
Term

Name this Constellation?


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Pleidades
Term

Name this Constellation?


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Tarus
Term

Name this Constellation?


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Ursa Major
Term

Name this Constellation?


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Ursa Minor
Term
What is the main reason we have seasons on Earth?
Definition
The Earth has a tilted axis.
Term
Earth's northern axis is currently pointed at which star?
Definition
Polaris- The North Star
Term

Shadows on Earth change because of two causes.

What are those two causes?

Definition
Time of Day and time of Year.
Term
The length of daylight and the apparent path of the Sun for each season vary at ....
Definition
different latitudes.
Term
The apparent path of the Sun across the sky changes during the summer as you move closer to the North Pole by getting ________ in the sky.
Definition
higher
Term
How might the apparent height of the Sun in the sky and the length of daylight affect temperature for a particular latitude?
Definition
The longer the daylight and the more directly overhead the sunlight, the warmer the temperatures are for that particular latitude.
Term
What do you think is responsible for the differences in the apparent path of the Sun and in the sunrise and sunset times at different latitudes throughout the year?
Definition
The Earth is tilted on its axis as it orbits the sun.
Term

How do sunrise and sunset times at Antarctic

compare to those in Alaska?

Definition
Sunrise and Sunset times in Antarctic and Alaska are opposite since they are in opposite hemispheres.
Term
Describe the pattern of sunrise and sunset times for the equator.  Why do you think this is so?
Definition
The pattern of sunrise and sunset times for the equator are about 12 hours each, because Earth never leans more than 23.5 degrees away from the Sun north or south of the equator. 
Term
Why are summer and winter 6 months apart?
Definition
Summer and winter are 6 months apart because this is half of Earth's orbit around the sun.
Term
List three reasons why winter is colder than summer.
Definition

1 - Days are short - nights are long - less time to heat up.

2 - The sun's rays are not as direct in the winter.

3 - Sunlight must pass through more atmosphere in the
     winter so less energy reaches the ground.

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