Space

What direction does Earth's gravity pull?

• Towards the sun

• Towards Earth's center

• Towards the north pole

• Towards the tallest building

The sun's gravity is __________ than Earth's

• Stronger

• Weaker

The sun's gravity is stronger than Earth's because the sun is...

• Stronger

• Weaker

Why does only a small part of a star's light reach Earth?

• The sun absorbs most of the light

• The atmosphere blocks most of the light

• The light is destroyed by the darkness of space

• The light spreads out as it moves through space

Earth's axis...

• Goes through the equator.

• Pulls the moon toward the Earth's center.

• Goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• Causes Earth to follow an orbit around the sun.

The sun rises in the...

• North

• East

• South

• West

What causes day and night?

• Earth's equator

• Earth's rotation

• The sun's rotation

• The moon's equator

Why is the world divided into time zones?

• Different places on Earth experience different seasons.

• The time the sun is at its peak differs from place to place.

• Earth stops rotating on its axis at different times of the day.

• Earth is at different points of its orbit around the sun.

When the sun rises in the morning, your shadow is...

• short and points west.

• long and points west.

• short and points east.

• long and points east.

At what time of day is the shadow length the longest?

• Midday

• Night

• Morning and Evening