Earth and Space Quiz 2

How long does it take Earth to rotate once on its axis?

• 24 hours

• one week

• one month

• one year

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in what two ways do shadows change throughout the day?

• length/ size

• darkness

• direction

• color

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What is the BEST definition of apparent motion?

• movement that actually happens across the sky

• movement that appears to happen across the sky caused by Earth's REVOLUTION

• movement that appears to happen across the sky caused by Earth's ROTATION

• Motion's mother and father

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Which of the following happens because of apparent motion?

• The Earth REVOLVES around the sun.

• The moon revolves around the Earth.

• The Earth rotates on its axis.

• The sun, moon, and/ or stars APPEAR to move across the sky, but do not.

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Choose which cause seasons

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Earth's TILT on its axis

• Earth's revolution around the sun

• the moon's revolution around Earth

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The Northern and Southern Hemispheres have different seasons because Earth's tilt on its axis as it revolves causes the sun's energy to strike one hemisphere more or less directly than the other.

• true

• false

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A constellation is...

• a way to save water and not waste it

• always looking at the stars from a train station

• a group of stars that forms a particular shape in the sky and has been given a name

• a star that is part of a very important solar system

Why are some constellations only visible at certain times of the year?

• Earth's revolution around the sun causes us to look at different parts of space at different times of the year.

• Earth's revolution around the sun causes us to look at the same parts of space all throughout the year.

• Earth's rotation in one day causes us to see different parts of the sky.

• The constellations revolve around the Earth.

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What causes shadows to change throughout the day?

• The shadow monster

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's tilt

• Earth's revolution

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According to this table, in Berkley the number of daylight hours decreases from January to June then increases from July to December.

• True

• False

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