The Sun and Seasons

Where does the sun go at night?

• It shines on the other side of the earth.

• It goes outside of the galaxy and comes back in the day.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes seasons?

• Colors of the rainbow reflect on the leaves

• The tilt of Earth as it revolves around the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why do we have day and night?

• Because Earth spins, causing the side that faces the sun to have daylight while the side away from the sun experiences nighttime

• Because the sun is smaller than Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is a revolution?

• When you take over a country

• How long it takes for Earth to orbit around the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

How long does it take Earth to have 1 full revolution around the sun?

• 7 hours

• 30 days or 1 month

• 365 days or 1 year

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take Earth to have 1 complete rotation?

• 24 hours or 1 day

• 7 days or 1 week

• 6 months or 1/2 a year

How many seasons are there?

• 5

• 9

• 10

• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which season is hot with long days?

• winter

• summer

• fall

• spring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which season is very cold with short days?

• summer

• winter

• fall

• spring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which season will you experience if the bulge of the earth where you live is closest to the sun?

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1