Unit 5: Lesson 3: What Daily Patterns Can Be Observed in a Year?

The phases of the moon go through a pattern called a cycle. Which sentence explains how the moon’s phases form a cycle?

• The moon looks like a circle from Earth.

• The moon travels in an arc across the sky.

• The moon’s shape appears to change in a pattern that repeats.

• The moon’s size appears to change as it moves across the sky.

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Which of these is a reason for the seasons on Earth?

• rotation of Earth

• revolution of Earth around the sun

• rotation of our moon affecting Earth

• revolution of our moon around Earth

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Kelly looks up at the moon at night. The moon appears to change shape every few nights, but the features of the moon always look the same.

Why do the moon’s surface features always look the same?

• The moon’s rotation twists its features.

• All features on the moon look the same.

• Features on the moon’s surface never change.

• The same side of the moon always faces Earth.

Emily saw the moon one night. It looked like the picture.

Why did the moon look larger one week later?

• The moon became larger.

• The moon became brighter.

• Earth and the moon moved closer together.

• Emily could see more of the side of the moon that was lighted.

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The maps show some constellations seen from North America in different seasons.

Why is the constellation Ursa Major in different locations on the maps?

• The stars move around our sun, appearing in different locations at different times of the year.

• Earth moves around the sun, causing the stars to appear to move when, really, Earth is moving.

• The stars move around their individual suns at a different rate than Earth moves around the sun.

• Earth moves closer to and farther away from different constellations at different times of the year.

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Imagine that the moon started rotating faster. How would it look different if you were looking at it from Earth?

• The moon would appear dimmer.

• The moon would appear brighter.

• You could see different sides of the moon.

• The moon would move across the sky more quickly.

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Sean looks at his calendar. He sees that tonight’s phase of the moon will be a new moon.

Which will be the next phase Sean sees after the new moon? (Remember the order of the Moons phases)

• full moon

• first quarter

• third quarter

• another new moon

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Which set of pictures shows the correct order of moon phases?

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Zach looks for Orion, a star pattern, in the night sky. He looks at 9:00 p.m. every month. He notices that Orion changes position in the sky. Some months he cannot see it at all. The table shows his observations. Some months are missing observations.

In which of these months would Zach be likely to see Orion?

• February and June

• June and August

• August and December

• December and February

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Which time unit is based on Earth’s revolution around the sun?

• day

• month

• year

• week

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