4/10 LESSON

Open Ended

Write a sentence using the term:

ROTATION

Open Ended

Write a sentence using the term:

REVOLUTION

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Based on the student's sundial, which letter is closest to the position of the sun when the picture was taken?

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The Sun appears to move across the sky. In the morning, the Sun can appear to be rising in the (3) ​

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and setting in the (4) ​

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. When the Sun is low in the sky the shadows are (5) ​

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. If the Sun is high in the sky the shadows are (6) ​

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EAST

WEST

SHORT

LONG

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The Sun, Earth, and Moon create a system known as the Sun-Earth-Moon system. The Earth (7) ​

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around the Sun causing (8) ​

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. The Earth also (9) ​

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on its axis causing (10) ​

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DAY AND NIGHT.

ROTATES

SEASONS

REVOLVES

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The (11) ​

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is our source for light and is composed of gases. As the (12) ​

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which is composed of rock is revolving around the Earth, the light is reflected off its surface which we know as (13) ​

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. The Moon orbits around the (14) ​

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MOON PHASES

EARTH

MOON

SUN

Hotspot

Based on the diagram, which lunar phase will occur directly after X?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

• The Earth rotates once a day while revolving around the Sun once a year.

• The Earth revolves once a day while rotating around the Sun once a year.

• The Earth rotates once a year while revolving around the Sun once a day

• The Earth revolves once a day while rotating around the Sun once a year.

Multiple Choice

A student observed the apparent shape of the moon every night for a period of 60 days. On Day 10 the student observed a full moon. On which other day did the student most likely observe a full moon?

• DAY 20

• DAY 30

• DAY 40

• DAY 50

Multiple Choice

Which of these tables properly identifies the characteristics of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.

Open Ended

Explain what causes the Earth to have seasons.