SAVVAS Topic 4 Earth and Space

Multiple Choice

Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?

• Earth's orbit around the sun
• Earth's rotation on its axis
• the sun's rotation
• movement of the stars

Labelling

Pull the yes to the correct answer and the no to the wrong answer.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Yes

No

Multiple Choice

What is Earth’s axis?

• The imaginary line around which Earth rotates

• The path Earth takes around the Sun

• The equator of the Earth

• The center of the Earth

Multiple Choice

The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's _____

• revolution
• rotation
• precession
• orbit

Multiple Choice

How long does it take for the Earth to do one rotation on its axis?

• 60 seconds
• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 1 light year

Multiple Choice

Which of these best explains why the sun appears to move across the sky each day?

Multiple Choice

Some students used a globe to model the rotation of Earth. They shaded in Texas on the globe, as shown in the picture. They rotate the globe and observed that Texas was in exactly the same place after each rotation. The students could rotate the globe quickly or slowly. If the globe could rotate only at the rate that Earth actually rotates, about how long would each complete rotation take?

• 30 days

• 60 minutes

• 24 hours

• 365 days

Multiple Choice

What time of day is represented in the picture at letter x?

• Day

• Night

Labelling

Match the Time of Day labels to describe how the part of Earth you are located on is oriented during each time of day.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

nighttime

sunset

daytime

sunrise

Open Ended

Is it Day or Night at the arrow?

"I predict it is ___ because ____."

Multiple Choice

Which of these cycles is a direct result of Earth's rotation?

• Day and Night

• Moon Phases

• Rainfall and evaporation

• Seasons

Labelling

Drag and drop the time that you should meet your friend the next day.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

2:00am

12:00pm

2:00pm

12:00am

Multiple Choice

A teacher demonstrates the day and night cycle to a group of students using a globe and a lamp. Students are asked to write a valid conclusion about how the day and night cycle occurs naturally on Earth.

• The sun rotates on its axis once approximately every 30 days.

• The sun revolves around the Earth approximately every 365

  days.

• The Earth rotates on its axis once approximately every 24 hours.

• The moon revolves around the Earth once approximately every

  28 days.

Multiple Choice

Why does the sun appear to be moving across the sky every day?

• The sun is rotating on its axis

• The sun is revolving around Earth

• The Earth is rotating on its axis

• The Earth is revolving around the sun

Labelling

Demonstrate: Label the photos to show when each photo was taken.

Hint: look at the position of the sun in the sky.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

late in the morning

early in the morning

Multiple Choice

The diagram shows the sun at different places in the sky during the summer.

Where is the most likely location of the sun at 7:00 a.m.?

• Location 2

• Location 3

• between Locations 1 and 2

• between Locations 2 and 3

Multiple Choice

At what
time of day would a
person’s shadow be
the shortest?

• early morning

• middle of the day

• late afternoon

Multiple Choice

The shadow in
the diagram is formed
when the sun is in
which position?

• Position A

• Position B

• Position C

Multiple Choice

Which picture best represents the sundial’s shadow at the position of the Sun shown?

Multiple Choice

At 10:00 A.M., a student saw the Sun shining through the window.

A few hours later, the sun was no longer visible through the window.

What is responsible for the Sun

no longer appearing through the window?

• The Moon’s revolution around Earth

• Sun’s orbit around Earth

• Earth’s orbit around the Sun

• Earth’s rotation on its axis

Multiple Choice

Melanie builds a model of the solar system that includes a sphere representing Earth. The sphere turns in a full circle on its axis.

By using a model of Earth that spins on its axis, Melanie can best demonstrate -

• the cycle of the seasons

• the aging of a star

• the passing of a year

• the cycle of day & night

Multiple Choice

Students used a globe and a light to demonstrate Earth’s rotation. Which answer describes what happens when earth rotates?

• One year has gone by.

• The moon has taken one month to orbit the Earth

• Seasons change.

• The Sun appears to move across the sky

Multiple Choice

Which part of Earth is experiencing night?

• A

• B

• C

• D