Science Unit 2 FL

Mrs. France enjoys seeing the stars in the night sky. Why do the stars seem to shift or move across the sky at night?

• They seem to move because the stars rotate in the sky

• They seem to move because Earth is revolving around the sun

• They seem to move because stars revolve around Earth

• They seem to move because Earth is rotating

Which of the following does NOT happen because of the Earth rotating?

• different constellations are seen at different times of the year

• Shadows change shape and position

• The stars seem to move across the night sky

• There is daytime and nighttime

What is a true statement about both the Moon and Earth?

• The Earth rotates around the Moon

• Earth and the Moon revolve but do not rotate

• The Moon and Earth rotate around the Sun

• It takes Earth 24 hours to rotate and the Moon a month to rotate

How can it be daytime in America while it is nighttime in a different place?

• because stars are revolving around Earth

• because Earth rotates on an axis

• because of where Earth is in the solar system

• because Earth revolves around the Sun

Why would my shadow be a different size and in a different place at 12PM and 3PM?

• because Earth is revolving around the Sun

• because Earth rotates on its axis

• because of where Earth is in the sky

• because stars are rotating around Earth

Mrs. France knows that Earth revolves around the Sun. What would happen if Earth took less time to travel around the Sun than it does now?

• A day would be 24 hours long

• A day would be longer than 24 hours

• A year would be longer than 365 days

• A year would be less than 365 days

Mrs. France has a year long calendar on her desk. What could Mrs. France say happens between January 1st and December 31st?

• The Sun has completed its revolution around Earth

• Earth has rotated one time on its axis

• That is how long it takes the Moon to go through its eight phases

• Earth has revolved one time around the Sun

What is true about the diagram?

• The sun looks like it is moving across the sky because Earth is rotating

• When the moon rotates is causes day and night

• The moon looks like it is moving across the sky because of its rotation

• The stars look like they are moving across the sky because of Earths orbit around the Sun

If the moon was a waxing crescent tonight, what would the moon look like in about a month?

• A new moon

• A waning crescent

• A waxing crescent

• A first quarter

If you saw a New Moon tonight, what phase would the moon be in, in two weeks?

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Third Quarter

• Full Moon