Ch. 17 Study Guide - 4th Grade #PCS

What causes the seasons to change?

• revolution of Earth and tilt of Earth

• constellation - a pattern of stars

• gravity

• it moves steadily and smoothly

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What force keeps Earth revolving around the sun?

• rotation

• gravity

• solar eclipse

• the Earth's tilt

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Rotation is the....

• tilting axis

• spinning of the equator

• the axis

• spinning of Earth around its axis

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Why do we not feel the Earth's movement?

• Earth does not actually move, it's the sun moving around it

• It's moving so fast we can't feel it

• It moves steadily and smoothly - and because we are moving with it, at the same speed.

• because it's moving sooo sloooowly

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As the Moon orbits the Earth, the _______ side always faces Earth.

• far

• same

• darkest

• near

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What is the major clue the Earth is moving? What do we experience on Earth that shows us this?

• stars seem to move across the sky

• seasons change

• Only the sun and moon move

• The earth doesn't move

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How does the rotation of the Earth cause shadows to change?

• As the Moon rotates, sunlight shines on an object from different angles causing the length and position of shadows to change.

• As Earth rotates, sunlight shines on an object from different angles causing the length and position of shadows to change.

• As Sun rotates, sunlight shines on an object from different angles causing the length and position of shadows to change.

• The Earth doesn't rotate

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What causes the phases of the moon?

• As the Milky Way revolves around the Earth, different parts of the Universe are struck by sunlight. As different parts are shining, different phases are seen.

• As the Sun revolves around the Earth, different parts of the moon are struck by sunlight. As different parts are shining, different phases are seen.

• The stars are the reason we have different phases of the moon

• It's because of Gravity!

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What movement of the Earth causes day and night?

• gravity

• revolution

• rotation

• lunar eclipse

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What is a solar eclipse?

• The Sun gets the Earth and the moon

• the Moon passes through Earth's shadow

• When a shooting star travels between Earth and the Moon

• The passage of the Moon between the Sun and Earth (The Moon casts its shadow on Earth)

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