Earth and Sun - Investigation 1

The Sun rises in the __________.

• North
• South
• East
• West

Which sentence helps explain why there is day and night on Earth.

• The Sun moves around Earth once every 24 hours.
• Earth spins on a north-south axis
• It takes 1 year for Earth to turn on its axis.
• Day is the side of Earth facing the Moon.

True or false:  Night is the side of the Earth in shadow.

• True
• False

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In twelve hours, what will happen at Location A?

• It will be nighttime.

• It will be daytime.

• The sun will be rising.

• It will be summer time.

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In twenty-four hours, what will happen at Location B?

• The sun will appear to rise.

• It will be daytime.

• It will be nighttime.

• It will be summer time.

Which outline in the student’s recorded observations represents the position of the stick’s shadow at 2:00 p.m.?

• D

• A

• B

• C

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Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

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The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

The earth revolves around...

• The sun.
• the moon
• other planets
• the Milky Way

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The rotation of the Earth causes . . .

• day & night
• summer & winter
• fall & spring
• Leap Year

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