Seasons, Shadows, Day & Night

At noon, the sun appears low in the sky.

• True

• False

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When does winter occur?

• When part of Earth is pointing toward the sun.

• When part of Earth is pointing away from the sun.

• When neither part of the earth is pointing toward the sun.

• When neither part of earth is pointing away from the sun.

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The southern hemisphere is pointing toward the sun. What season is it in the NORTHERN hemisphere?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

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Earth has seasons because

• Earth's axis is tilted and it revolves around the sun

• Earth rotates on its axis

• Earth is 93 million miles from the sun

• Earth is the third planet from the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

You go outside and notice that you have a short shadow. It is most likely...

• morning

• noon

• midnight

• cloudy outside

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The shadow is long behind an animal. At what time might the shadow appear to be long?

• morning and evening

• all day

• noon and midnight

• noon

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How long does it take the Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?

• 60 minutes

• 24 hours

• 1 month

• 365 days

Which causes day and night on Earth?

• rotation on axis

• orbit around the sun

• change in tilt

• blocking of sunlight

Which motion causes Earth to experience a year?

• The Earth's revolution around the sun

• The Sun's revolution around Earth

• The rotation of Earth on its axis

• The rotation of the Sun on is axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Terry took a photo of the sunset at the beach. In which directions did Terry point his camera to take the photo?

• North

• South

• East

• West