Spaceship Earth: Mystery 1

1. True or False:

When you watch a sunset, the Sun is moving across the sky.

• True

• False

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2. The Ancient Greeks believed that the _____ moved around the Earth.

• planets

• solar system

• sun

• meteors

3. What 2 scientists believed that the Earth actually moves around the sun? (Be sure to choose 2)

• Darwin

• Galileo

• Einstein

• Newton

• Copernicus

4. The Earth spins around an imaginary line each day called its _______.

• rotation

• axis

• pole

• center

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5. From Sunday evening to Friday evening, how many complete spins does the Earth make?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

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6. If the Earth were to spin twice as fast as it does now, how many hours would be in one day (one complete spin)?

• 12 hours

• 48 hours

• 36 hours

• 2 hours

7. If the Earth were to spin half as fast as it does now, how many hours would be in one day (one complete spin)?

• 12 hours

• 48 hours

• 36 hours

• 2 hours

8. How fast does the Earth spin in MPH (miles per hour)?

• 24 MPH

• 100 MPH

• 360 MPH

• 1,000 MPH

9. When you turn towards the sun are you experiencing sunrise or sunset?

• sunrise

• sunset

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Two friends, Dante and Kim, talk on the phone every day. The images on the right show what it looks like outside whenever Dante and Kim talk on the phone. Using information from the images to determine if the statements are TRUE or FALSE.

When it’s daytime for Dante, it’s nighttime for Kim.

• True

• False

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