Patterns In the Sky

Earth Rotates on its axis approximately once every 24 hours.

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The revolution around the sun causes the day and night cycle.

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• False

The sun rises in the west and sets in the east.

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• False

Mercury is the nearest planet to the sun.

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• False

This top shows rotation.

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At 12:00 noon, the sun is low in the sky near the horizon.

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It takes about one day for one rotation of the Earth on its axis.

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The sun is composed mostly of rocky soil.

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• False

Day and night on Earth are caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis.

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• False

Earth, Moon, Sun
This lists these in order from largest to smallest.

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