Earth, Sun, and Moon

Jonathan went on a camping trip with his family. They decided to go sailing. His dad asked him to steer the boat in the direction that the sun rises. The sun rises from the

• North

• South

• East

• West

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The earth takes ___________________ to orbit around the sun.

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 30 days

• 100 days

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It takes the earth _____________ to complete 1 rotation

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 30 days

• 100 days

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Which of these cycles is a direct result of Earth's rotation?

• Day and Night

• Moon Phases

• Rainfall and evaporation

• Seasons

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On which side of a house in Texas should a window be placed so that the people inside the house can see the sunrise each day through the window?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Shadow casts by objects change throughout the day. The picture below shows the shadow cast by a tree at 3:00 p.m. Which picture shows how the tree's shadow most likely looked at 9:00 a.m. ?

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A student draws diagrams of her house and the location of the sun in the sky. Which diagram below does NOT correctly represent the location of the sun at the time indicated?

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A student draws a model showing the movements on Earth, the moon, and the sun. Which arrow shows the movement that caused day and night on Earth?

• Arrow 1, because it shows the rotation of the sun

• Arrow 2, because it shows the orbit of Earth around the sun

• Arrow 3, because it shows the orbit of the moon around Earth

• Arrow 4, because it shows the rotation of the Earth

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The Earth is the only know planet hosting life in the Universe.

• True

• False

The Earth has an outer core made of liquid iron.

• True

• False