Over the month, the Moon appears to change shape like the picture below shows. We can predict what the Moon will look like next because it follows a(n) ___________.

Which choice describes a pattern we can see with stars?

What pattern can be seen when observing the Sun?

What is a pattern?

The shape of the moon appears to change over a period of time in a predictable pattern.

What pattern can be seen when observing the Moon?

If the Sun sets in the West every night tomorrow night I can predict based on this pattern that it will set in the ___________.

At night, we can see the moon’s size change throughout the month in a pattern. This is called the moon ___________. Actually, the moon never changes size.

What are the patterns of the motion of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky that we observe?

We can _________ what will happen next when we follow the order of a pattern. For example, I know the Moon will rise in the East because it happens every night.