Spaceship Earth

The Earth's rotation (spinning) causes which of the following to happen?

• months

• years

• night and day

• seasons

About how fast is the Earth spinning?

• 1,000 miles per hour

• 100 miles per hour

• 10 miles per hour

• 100,000 miles per hour

If the spinning Earth suddenly slowed down, what would be the effect on the length of our day?

• The day would get shorter.

• The day would get longer.

• The day would stay the same.

The earth's orbiting motion around the sun causes which of the following?

• years

• seasons

• both years and seasons

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Shadows are longer in winter because the angle of the sun is lower.

• True

• False

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The number of the daytime hours is longer in winter.

• True

• False

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Which number is most likely to be the position of the sun at noon in the summer?

• 1

• 2

• 3

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Which constellation can be seen at nighttime in the spring?

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If a planet has MORE gravity than the Earth, a person would be able to jump ___________________ than on Earth.

• higher

• lower

Why do we see different constellations during different seasons?

• The constellations move.

• Some of the stars disappear.

• We are looking out at different parts of the galaxy.

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