Patterns in the Sky

One day on Earth is 24 hours. Some planets have shorter days. Other planets have longer days. What determines the length of a planet’s day?

• tilt

• moons

• rotation

• revolution

Which statement about star patterns is true?

• Star patterns are visible all year.

• Star patterns are only visible in the Southern Hemisphere.

• Star patterns are only visible during certain seasons.

• Star patterns are only visible during the day.

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Why do the sun, moon, and stars appear to move across the sky?

• They all revolve around Earth.

• Earth rotates around the moon.

• The moon and stars revolve around Earth.

• Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun.

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Jessica looks at the patterns of stars in the night sky from her home in Florida. She observes the stars each night in December. She draws the star patterns that she sees each hour for five hours each night. What does Jessica most likely observe about the star pattern Orion?

• Orion changes its shape and forms a new pattern.

• The pattern of Orion appears to move across the sky.

• The pattern of Orion stays in the same part of the sky.

• The stars in Orion change positions within the pattern.

Some constellations are visible from different places on Earth only during part of the year. Why are certain constellations not visible everywhere on Earth all year long?

• Earth's rotation

• sun's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• sun's revolution

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Which explains the length of a year?

• Earth rotating on its axis.

• Earth revolving around the sun.

• The moon revolving around Earth.

• The moon rotating on its axis.

Why do we have night and day?

• Earth rotates on its axis.

• Earth revolves around the sun

• The moon revolves around the Earth.

• The moon revolves around the sun.

How long will it take the Earth to travel back to its original position?

• one week

• six weeks

• one month

• twelve months

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The sun

• rises in the east and sets in the west

• rises in the west and sets in the east

• rises in the north and sets in the south

• rises in the south and sets in the north

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