Sun, Earth,Moon/Weather vs. Climate, Water Cycle

The students observed the Sun throughout a school-day, over the school's play ground. The Sun appeared in different position each time all through the day. This was caused by:

• the Earth's revolution around the Sun

• the earth orbiting and revolving around other planets

• the Sun's orbit of the Solar System

• the Earth's rotation on its axis

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The Earth is constantly rotating on its axis in specific patterns, called cycles. These cycles of Earth's rotation cause -

• the phases of the moon

• the 4 seasons

• day and night

• the water cycle

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What causes a shadow to change during the day?

• a. The sun's position in the sky

• b. Where the moon is located during the day

• c. When the sun sets

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How does the sun's position in the sky change in 1 day?

• The sun rises in the north and sets in the south

• The sun comes up in the east, overhead at noon, and sets in the west

• The sun rises in the east, is in the west at noon, and sets in the north

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The higher the sun is in the sky, the ________ the shadows are

• tall

• shorter

• darker

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True or False: The shadows are longest in the early morning and late afternoon. 

• True
• False

To spin on an axis

• rotate
• revolve
• hop
• equator

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order of the planets

• Mars, Venus, Earth,, Jupiter, Saturn,Mercury, Uranus, Neptune
• Venus,Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter

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to go around, or orbit, another object

• revolve
• rotate
• orbit
• spin

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general pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time

• seasons
• day/night
• weather
• climate

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