Patterns of Earth and Sky

Why don't we see a lot of stars in the daytime?

• They are covered up by the clouds.

• They are very far away from earth.

• The sun blocks out the other stars.

• The sun's brightness overwhelms the brightness of the stars.

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Why does the sun appear to be up sometimes but not other times?

• The sun sets every day.

• Earth spins once per day.

• The clouds cover the sun.

• The sun spins once per day.

How does Earth move?

• Earth only spins.

• Earth goes in orbit around the sun.

• Earth spins each day and orbits the sun each year.

• Earth doesn't move.

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What is the effect of Earth's axis being tilted as it rotates?

• It causes gravity.

• It causes the seasons to occur.

• It provides us with more sunlight.

• It helps plants to grow.

How do different stars appear as we see them from Earth?

• The farther away the stars are from Earth the brighter they appear.

• The closer to Earth the stars are, the smaller they appear.

• The closer to Earth the stars are, the larger they appear.

• All stars look bright no matter how close or far they are to Earth.

If Earth spins, why don't we fall off?

• The atmosphere holds us in.

• Earth spins very slowly.

• Gravity pulls on all objects.

• Earth spins so fast, that the forces hold us in.

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Which way is up and which way is down?

• Down is always toward Earth's center because of Earth's pull due to the force of gravity.

• Down is always the opposite direction of up.

• It depends on where you are.

• Down is always away from Earth because of Earth's pull due to the force of gravity.

TRUE or FALSE Stars are like the sun, except they are very tiny.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE The sun seems brighter because it is bigger than other stars.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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TRUE or FALSE We only see most stars at night because the sun is too bright in the daytime.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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