5th Grade Science

Front

What pulls objects to the center of the Earth?

Back

gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Front

What time of day is a shadow the shortest?

Back

noon

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Front

The sun rises ______ and sets in the ______

Back

east; west

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Front

What is a group of stars that makes a pattern?

Back

constellations

Front

Earth ________ on its axis.

Back

rotates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

When the sun is low in the sky, the shadows are:

short

,

long

,

there are no shadows.

Back

long

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Front

Whatever the direction the sun is in the sky, the shadows it creates will point in the...

Back

opposite direction

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Front

Why do the length of shadows change throughout the day?

• Because of the revolution of Earth around the sun
• Because of the revolution of the moon around Earth
• Because of the rising and setting of the sun
• Because of the movement of stars in a circle

Back

Because of the rising and setting of the sun

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Front

Why do the stars seem to move in the sky?

Back

Earth rotating on its axis

Front

What would happen if Earth spun faster on its axis than it does now?

Back

A day would be shorter than 24 hours