Week 30 Check Point Review

Students use aflashlight and a glove to model how Earth's rotation causes days and nights.

What is one possible advantage of this model?

• The flashlight and globe show how Earth's rotation causes day and night.

• The flashlight and globe are scale-sized models of the Sun and Earth

• The model shows the amount of sunlight that shines on Earth

• The actual distance between the Sun and Earth are represented.

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Early scientists believed the Sun revolved around Earth. What do modern scientists believe about the revolution of the Sun and Earth?

• Earth revolves around the Sun, causing day and night.

• Earth revolves around the Sun, causing seasons, as well as day and night.

• Earth revolves around the Sun on a tilted axis, causing a change in seasons, and Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night.

• Earth revolves around the Sun, causing day and night, and Earth rotates on its axix, causing a change in seasons.

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Which best explains the changes in the seasons?

• Seasons change as a result of high temperatures caused by Earth's tilt and revolution around the Sun.

• Seasons change as light from the Sun hits Earth's atmosphere and as Earth rotates around the Sun.

• Seasons change as a result of the temperature decreasing because of Earth's revolution around the Sun.

• Seasons change due to the amount of sunlight hitting Earth and Earth's tilt as it revolves around the Sun.

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Which question about Earth's movement could be answered by building a sundial?

• At what time of day is the temperature the highest?

• How long does it take Earth to revolve around the Sun?

• How can a shadow's movement be used to tell time?

• How long does it ake the Sun to revolve around Earth?

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Which model best represents night and day?

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Why does the moon appear to change shape each lunar month?

• Each month, Earth revolves around the sun and only portions of the bright side of the moon are visible.

• Each month, the moon rotates around the sun and only portions of the birght side of the moon are visible.

• Each month, Earth rotates around the moon and only portions of the bright side of the moon are visible.

• Each month, the moon revolves around Earth and only portions of the bright side of the moon are visible.

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What lunar phase appears prior to the phase shown?

• First quarter

• Full moon

• waxing cresent

• waning gibbous

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A student records moon phase during the month of April as shown. He plans to go on a camping trip in May. He and his friends want to camp on a night when there is bright moonlight.

What would NOT be a good night for the camping trip?

• May 2

• May 30

• May 12

• May 24

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Which diagram correctly illustrates a neap tide?

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The graphic illustrates a principle of ocean tides. Which explanation is best supported by the illustration?

• Only the moon affects the ocean tides. The sun is too far away to have an effect on tides.

• Tides are affected by the combined gravitational pulls of the sun and moon. The difference between high or low tide is smallest during the new and full moon phases.

• Tides are affected by the combined gravitational pulls of the sun and moon. The difference between high and low tides is greater during new and full moon phases.

• When the sun and moon align, they create very high tides by pushing on Earth.

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