THE MASSIVE MOVEMENT PROJECT- FINAL ASSESSMENT

Topic- Geocentric vs. Heliocentric Models
Vocabulary	Definitions
Astronomy	It is scientific study of matter in surface space.
Geocentric model-	It’s a theory which believes that earth is in the center.
Heliocentric model	It’s a theory which believes sun is in center.
Ptolemy	He was the person who thinks earth in the center of universe.
Copernicus	Copernicus was the person who believes that Heliocentric is correct.
Revolution	Movements of the earth around the orbit
Topic- Rotation
Vocabulary	Definitions
Rotation	It is movement of earth around it axis. (24 hours)
Polaris	Polaris is a star that helps us find the north polis.
Axis Tilt how much)-	(The earth's axis tilted 23.5
Axis	Imaginary line in the middle of the earth
Hemisphere	The half of the earth (northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere)
Equator	An imaginary line that divided earth into two equal parts
Pendulum	A figure fallen from a fixed support so that it is able to swing freely of gravity
Coriolis effect	Coriolis effect moves winds to the right or left.
Topic- Revolution
Vocabulary	Definitions
Revolution Length (how long)	For the earth it is close to 365.25 days.
Orbit	It is curved path of an object- imagery line along which a plate travel.
Ellipse	A rounded line around the sun
Constellation	A group of many stars
Perihelion	Perihelion (earth) round around the sun on one side (far from the sun)
Aphelion-	Earth round around the sun on the other side (close to the sun)
Topic- Standard Time Zones
Vocabulary	Definitions
longitude	It is a line to specified east west to east position.
Prime Meridian	Prime meridian is a longitude which is located at 0 degree
International Date Line (IDL)	An imaginary line that starts from north and ends at south (east side is one day earlier than west). It’s a boundary formed where the 1st and 24th time zones meet.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)	This is time zone that runs through Greenwich, England.
Topic- Seasons
Vocabulary	Definitions
Revolution	Movements of the earth around the orbit
Axis Tilt	Imaginary line in the middle of the earth
Direct sunlight	When the earth is getting straight sunlight (summer)
Indirect sunlight	When earth is not getting straight sunlight (winter)
Equator	An imaginary line that divided earth into two equal parts. It doesn’t have any seasons but it is closest to the sun at all times.
Topic- Solstices
Vocabulary	Definitions
Winter Solstice	When the sunlight direct in the southern hemisphere it is less sun of the year (Dec 21/22)
Summer Solstice	When the sunlight direct to the northern hemisphere it is most sun of the year (June 21/22)
Topic- Equinoxes
Vocabulary	Definitions
Equinoxes	When the night and days in 12 hour are equal.
spring Equinox (date)	March 21/22
Fall Equinox (date)	September 21/22
Topic - Solar Eclipses
Vocabulary	Definitions
Lunar revolution	The movements of moon around the earth (27-29 days)
Total solar eclipse	Moon cover the whole sun
Partial solar eclipse	Moon cover a part of the sun
Umbra	When moon completely cover the sun is called umbra
Penumbra	When moon cover the sun only part of it
Topic- Lunar Eclipses
Vocabulary	Definitions
Total lunar eclipse	When the moon is umbra
Partial lunar eclipse	When the moon is penumbra
Topic- Phases of the Moon
Vocabulary	Definitions
Phases of the moon	Phase of the moon is how the moon looks like in different shapes.
Waxing	Waxing is increase the part of the moon
Waning	It is decrease the part of the moon
New moon	When moon is almost entirely black but the part of it its white (new moon)
Gibbous moon	When moon is less than its half
Quarter moon	When moon is completely half
Crescent moon	When moon is more than half
Full moon	When moon is completely white (full)
Topic -Spring Tide
Vocabulary	Definitions
Tides (High and low)	There are HIGH and LOW tides. In high tide water level go two times high and in low tide water level go two times low. Revolution and Gravity cause the tides. Two type of tide are Neap and Spring Tide.
Water Level & Sea Level-	The level of water moves because the movements moon around the earth
Gravitational force from the moon on earth	When gravity of moon caused ocean water to move.
Spring Tides	When three of the planets (sun, moon, earth) are in one straight line so it maximize the gravity of the tide is either really high or really low.
Topic - Neap Tide
Vocabulary	Definitions
Neap tides	When three of the planets (sun, moon, earth) are in one straight line so it minimize the gravity of the tide is really low.

Difference between Spring Tide and Neap tide

Differences between neap and spring tides are in neap tide moon, earth and sun make L shape. In spring tide moon, earth and sun make straight line

Essential Question

1-How do the Earth’s motions affect us each day?

The earth is affected by its movement. Earth rotate on its axis in 24 hours. The rotation cause day and night. The revolution of earth cause the seasons. There are four seasons on earth. Summer, winter, fall and spring. Earth get indirect sunlight and direct sunlight from sun. 

2-How do the sun, moon and earth interact?

The Earth orbits the sun (moves around it in an ellipse) because of the Earth's speed and the sun's gravity. Similarly, the moon orbits the Earth.

3-How do the sun, moon and earth function as a system?

The three work together by using their gravitational forces to cause tides. They produce high tides when the moon is between the sun and the Earth (new moon), both the sun and the moon work together to produce high tides.

4- How are the movements of the Sun, Moon and Earth apparent on Earth?