Objects in the Sky

Why does Earth have seasons?

• The change in distance between the sun & the Earth
• The tilt of the earth as it revolves  around the sun.
• The distance from the Equator.
• The distance between the moon and the Earth.

Rotation of the Earth causes the:

• day and night
• seasons and year
• tides and eclipses
• tides and ocean currents

In the picture, which X is experiencing night?

• A
• B
• C
• D

The apparent motion of the sun across the sky is due to the....?

• Revolution of the Earth around the sun.
• Revolution of the sun around the Earth.
• Rotation of the Earth on its axis
• Orbit of the sun in the galaxy

If you wanted to find out how the number of daylight hours changes in a certain location on earth, what data would you need to collect?

• Average high & low temperature
• Time of sunrise & sunset
• Solstice & equinox dates
• Date of season changes

The earth is titled on an imaginary line called its

• Equator
• Solstice
• Axis
• Revolution

What is the reason we come back to earth when we jump, the reason the moon revolves around the earth, and the reason the earth revolves around the sun?

• Phases
• Gravity
• Motion
• Tides

Stars appear to move in the sky. Why does this happen?

• Earth rotates on its axis and Earth orbits the Sun.

• Earth rotates on its axis and Earth orbits the moon.

• Stars rise in the east and set in the west.

• Stars orbit the Earth.

What movement causes our day/night?

• rotation
• revolution

What movement causes our year?

• rotation
• revolution