Lizzie loves to stargaze at night. She has noticed that the moon appears to change shape over the course of the month, and she wants to investigate why this happens. She hypothesizes that the relationship of the sun, Earth, and moon creates shadows on the moon. She sets up an experiment with a light bulb to represent the sun, a large beach ball to represent Earth, and a smaller foam ball to represent the moon. She researches the position of the sun, Earth, and moon at different times of a month and makes a model of the entire system.

List at least three variables Lizzie should control during the experiment. For each variable identified, give a specific suggestion for how Lizzie can control it.

Respuesta :

 1) external light sources (could distort shadows or impede them) 

2) reflective surfaces near the light source or balls (or upon the balls themselves) 

3) distance relationships between the balls and light source (varying your distances too dramatically or not dramatically enough could alter the shadows) 

4) The angles of the objects involved in spatial relation to their planes of orbit (as the beach ball orbits the bulb, the the foam ball circles the beach ball. Keep the planes of orbit consistent)

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