5.8C Rotation

A student wanted a model to demonstrate what causes day and night on Earth. The model, illustrated above, was created by placing a softball on a table in a dark room and shining a flashlight on the softball. In this model, what most likely represents the Sun?

• The softball

• The table

• The dark room

• The flashlight

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following is the best explained by understanding that Earth rotates on its axis once each day?

• The change in the appearance of the Moon during the month

• The difference in seasonal temperatures during the year

• The apparent motion of the Sun through the sky

• The movement of water through the water cycle

The diagram above suggests that the next event that can be expected in Houston in a couple of hours is–

• sunrise

• noon

• sunset

• midnight

Which of the following best explains what causes the apparent motion of the Sun through the sky?

• The Sun is made of very hot gases.

• Earth rotates on an axis.

• Earth revolves around the Sun.

• The Sun is at the center of the solar system.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the students gave a correct explanation?

• Student 1 only

• Students 2 and 4

• Student 2 only

• Student 1 and 3 only

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

• North

• South

• East

• West