Moon Phases

• Phases of the moon are caused by the moon being in the Earth's shadow or Sun's shadow
• The moon's rotation causes the phases
• You can't see the moon in daytime
• Different places on Earth see different phases of the moon on the same day
• The moon makes light the same way the Sun does
• Phases of the moon are caused by clouds covering parts of the moon

Day & Night

• Day and night are caused by the Sun going around the Earth
• The Earth's revolution around the Sun causes day and night

Seasons

• Seasons are caused by the distance of the Earth from the Sun on its elliptical orbit
• In the summer the Earth is closer to the Sun
• In the winter the Earth is farther from the Sun