Quiz about Day and Night and Rotation

Question 1

What does the rotation of the Earth cause us to experience?

Accepted Answer

day & night

Answer

seasons

Answer

year

Answer

eclipse

Question 2

Because of the direction that the Earth rotates on it's axis, in what direction does the sun "appear to rise" every day?

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east

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north

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south

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west

Question 3

Day & night are caused by the ______________ of Earth on its axis

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rotation

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revolution

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orbit

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tilt of the axis

Question 4

Earth's axis is tilted at -

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23.5 degrees

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33.5 degrees

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28 degrees

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90 degrees

Question 5

When it is day on one side of the Earth, what is it on the other side of the Earth?

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Night

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Summer

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Winter

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Day

Question 6

What happens as Earth rotates?

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All of the above

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The sun appears to rise

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The sun moves across the sky

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The sun appears to set

Question 7

As the Earth turns, the Sun moves higher in the sky.

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True

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False

Question 8

As Earth continues to rotate and turn, the Sun seems to move as it sets in the ______.

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West

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East

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South

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North

Question 9

You are getting ready for school.  On the other side of the world, students are getting ready for _______.

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bed

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school

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breakfast

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lunch

Question 10

If the earth didn't rotate on its axis.  What natural cycle would this affect?

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day and night

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seasons

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tides

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moon phases

Question 11

When it is night on one side of the Earth, what is it on the other side of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

day

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night

Question 12

When the sun gets higher in the sky, shadows get ______.

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shorter

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longer

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gone

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darker

Question 13

When the sun gets lower in the sky, shadows get______.

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longer

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gone

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shorter

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darker

Question 14

Shadows are longest during _______.

Accepted Answer

morning and evening

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noon

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night

Question 15

The sun is at it's ____________ point when a shadow is is it's shortest.

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highest

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lowest

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farthest

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nearest

Question 16

What time is it in picture A

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8 A.M.

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12 P.M.

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4 P.M.

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12 A.M.

Question 17

What time is it in picture B

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12 P.M.

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8 A.M.

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4 P.M.

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12 A.M.

Question 18

What time is it in picture C

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4 P.M.

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12 P.M.

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8 A.M.

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12 A.M.

Question 19

Which of the pictures presents the pattern of shadows in the summer?

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A

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B

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Neither A or B

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Both A and B

Question 20

Which of the pictures presents the pattern of shadows in the winter?

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B

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A

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Neither A or B

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Both A and B

Question 21

When the sun rises in the morning, your shadow is _______ and points ________

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long, west

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short, west

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short, east

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long, east

Question 22

In the morning a shadow will point in a different direction than it will in the afternoon

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True

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False

Question 23

Which position of the sun will make the longest shadow?

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C

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A

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B

Question 24

What do shadows on Earth help show?

Accepted Answer

Earth's rotation

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Earth's revolution

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Earth's equator

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Earth's axis

Question 25

the imaginary line running through the earth from the north pole to the south pole

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axis

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equator

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prime meridian

Question 26

Which of the following is the best explained by understanding that Earth rotates on its axis once each day?

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The apparent motion of the Sun through the sky

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The change in the appearance of the Moon during the month

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The difference in seasonal temperatures during the year

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The movement of water through the water cycle

Question 27

Which of the students gave a correct explanation?

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Student 1 only

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Students 2 and 4

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Student 2 only

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Student 1 and 3 only

Question 28

Approximately how wide is each time zone, in degrees?

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15o

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5o

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10o

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20o

Question 29

Why does the sun appear to move across the sky over the course of a day?

Accepted Answer

The Sun is stationary and the Earth rotates upon its axis.

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The Earth is stationary and the sun orbits around it.

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The Sun is stationary and the Earth orbits around it.

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Both the Sun and the Earth are revolving around each other.

Question 30

True or False: The shadows are longest in the early morning and late afternoon.

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True

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False

Question 31

Which season has the least amount of daylight hours?

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Winter

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Spring

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Summer

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Fall

Question 32

The sun appears to move across the sky because

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The Earth rotates on its axis

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It is rising and falling

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The sun revolves around the Earth

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The Earth revolves around the sun

Question 33

True or False: The sun sets in the east.

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True

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False

Question 34

Which number most likely shows the position of the Sun at noon? The picture shows an event that happens every day.

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3

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1

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2

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4

Question 35

What time is at position 1?

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9 a.m.

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12 p.m. (noon)

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3 p.m.

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6 a.m.

Question 36

What time is at position 3?

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3 p.m.

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12 p.m. (noon)

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9 a.m.

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6 p.m.

Question 37

How many degrees per hour does the Sun appear to move across the sky?

Accepted Answer

15 degrees

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41 degrees

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23.5 degrees

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90 degrees

Question 38

Identify the Earth motion that causes the daytime-nighttime boundary to appear to move.

Accepted Answer

Earth's rotation

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Earth's revolution

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Earth's tilt

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Earth's plate tectonics

Question 39

Which location has the longest period of daytime?

Accepted Answer

D

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A

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B

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C

Question 40

Which location has the SHORTEST period of daylight?

Accepted Answer

A

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B

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C

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D

Question 41

During which season is the sun's path higher in the sky from our perspective in Buffalo?

Accepted Answer

Summer

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Fall

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Winter

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Spring

Question 42

Which point represents the sunrise in Summer?

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F

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D

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E

Question 43

Which point is closest to 12 noon?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

3

Answer

4

Question 44

At which point will the observer have the LONGEST shadow?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

1

Answer

2

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3

Question 45

If point D is experiencing midnight, which point is closest to 12 noon?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

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C

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D

Question 46

Period of 24 hours or the time it takes Earth to make one complete spin on its axis

Accepted Answer

Rotation

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Compass

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Sundail

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Movement

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