Earth and Sun investigation 1

What time of day has the longest shadows?

• Sunrise

• 10 am

• 12 noon

• 3 pm

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

What time of day has the shortest shadows?

• sunrise

• 10 am

• noon

• sunset

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

What time of day has no shadows?

• sunrise

• noon

• sunset

• night

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

What time of day is the sun the highest in the sky?

• sunrise

• noon

• sunset

• night

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate one time on its axis?

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 7 days

• 365 days

What is the Earth's axis?

• An imaginary line at the equator

• An imaginary line going from the North Pole to the South Pole

• The orbit of the moon around the Earth

• The orbit of the Earth around the Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How much of the Earth is in daylight?

• All of it

• Half is in daylight and half is in night

• The eastern half

• The southern half

Which side of the Earth is in night?

• The half in the Earth's shadow, facing away from the sun

• The half facing the moon

• The Eastern half

• The southern half

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In the morning, which way is your shadow pointing?

• north

• south

• east

• west

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

In the afternoon, which way is your shadow pointing?

• north

• south

• east

• west

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2