Day and Night

What happens as Earth rotates?

• The sun appears to rise
• The sun moves across the sky
• The sun appears to set
• All of the above

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^{What does the Earth revolve around?}

• Axis

• Sun

• Orbit

• Moon

How long does it take the earth to revolve once around the sun?

• 12 hours
• 24 hours
• 30 days
• 365.25 days

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

• revolution

• orbit

• rotation

• tilt of the axis

What causes the occurrence of day time?

• When our part of the Earth faces away from the sun

• When our part of Earth is under the sun

• When our part of Earth is close to the sun

• When our part of the Earth faces the sun

Based on the shadow, predict the time of the investigation?

• 12:00 p.m (noon)

• 8:00 p.m.

• 3:00 p.m.

• 7:00 a.m.

Which position of the sun will make the longest shadow?

• A

• B

• C

• A and B

When was this picture most likely taken?

• Evening

• Night

• Noon

• Morning

The sun appears to __________.

• rise in the east

• rise in the west

• set in the west

• set in the east

The right side refers to east. Predict the time of the day is on the illustration?

• 12:00 noon

• 5:00 in the afternoon

• 11:30 in the morning

• 7:00 in the morning