Patterns of Sunrise and Sunset

Monay wants to watch the sunset. Which direction in the sky should she look?

• North
• West 
• South
• East

Scientists can accurately predict sunrise and sunset times every day. Which statement best explains why this is possible?

• Earth rotates from west to east.
• Earth revolves from east to west.
• Earth revolves from south to north.
• Earth rotates from north to south.

Why does the sun appear to change positions in the sky at different times of the day?

• The sun revolves around Earth once a day.
  
• Earth completes one rotation every 24 hours.
• The sun completes one rotation every 24 hours.
• Earth revolves around the sun once a day.

Danny and Mary live on opposite coasts of the United States. When it’s 9:00 a.m. for Mary, it’s noon for Danny. What is the primary cause of this time difference?

• the sun’s orbit
• the sun’s rotation
• Earth’s rotation
• Earth’s revolution

Tom and Amanda live in different locations. When it’s summer for Amanda, it’s winter for Tom. Where do Tom and Amanda live?

• They live on opposite coasts of the United States.
• They both live in the Southern hemisphere, but they live in different time zones.
• They both live north of the equator, but one lives in the Eastern Hemisphere and the other in the Western Hemisphere.
• One lives in the Southern Hemisphere, and the other lives in the Northern Hemisphere.

Which statement is true about Earth’s axis?

• Earth makes one full rotation around its axis every 365 days.
• The tilt of the axis affects the amount of daylight available each season.
• Earth’s rotation around its axis causes the Northern Hemisphere to have less daylight all year than the Southern Hemisphere.
• The tilt of the axis causes the Northern and Southern Hemispheres to have night and day at opposite times.