Investigation 1 earth and sun, foss

The sun rises in the _________.

• north

• south

• east

• west

The Moon and stars set in the ________.

• north

• south

• east

• west

At midday, what would the shadow of a tree be like?

• The shortest of the day

• pointing Northwest

• pointing North east

• The longest of the day

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The sun moves around Earth once every 24 hours.

• True

• False

Earth spins on a north-south axis.

• True

• False

It takes 1 year for Earth to turn on its axis.

• true

• false

Day is the side of Earth facing the moon.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Night is the side of Earth in shadow.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth is always half in shadow and half in light.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A student wants to model how shadows change during the day using a globe (Earth), golf tee (a person standing on Earth) and flashlight (the Sun). Which of the following would be correct?

• keep the globe in one position and move the flashlight around in a circle.

• keep the flashlight in one position and rotate the globe with the golf tee.

• rotate the globe and move the flashlight around the globe in a circle.

• keep the globe in one position and move both the golf tee and the flashlight.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1