Shadows, Rotation & Revolution Review

True or False: The Sun moves around the Earth.

• True

• False

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The sun appears to set in the ________.

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Which term means to spin on an axis?

• orientation

• revolution

• rotation

• Polaris

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What time of day is shown in this picture?

• morning

• noon

• afternoon

Earth's North Pole is always pointed towards __________.

• the sun

• Polaris (North Star)

• the moon

• Venus

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If your shadow is in front of you, the Sun is ____________.

• in front of you

• to your left

• to your right

• behind you

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When the Sun is low in the sky, shadows are __________.

• short and wide

• short and skinny

• long and wide

• long and skinny

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The Earth makes one complete revolution around the Sun in a year. This causes the _____________.

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A _____________ is the dark area behind an opaque (solid) object.

• star

• rotation

• shadow

• revolution

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The Sun's position in the sky changes in two ways. Check TWO answers from the choices below.

• The sun appears to travel across the sky from east to west.

• The sun appears to travel across the sky from west to east.

• In the summer, the Sun's path is high in the sky.

• In the summer, the Sun's path is low in the sky.

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