Which side of the Earth is in night?

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

Does the moon effect the causes of day and night?

No, even though you see the moon at night, day and night are caused by the Earth rotating on its axis, not the moon

Yes, it is night when the Earth faces the moon

Yes, it is night when the moon blocks the sunlight

How could you use a ball (Earth) and a light (Sun) to make a model of day and night?

Rotate (spin) the ball (Earth) in the light (Sun)

Move the ball (Earth) around the light (Sun)

Move the light (Sun) around the ball (Earth)

Get another ball to represent the moon and put it between the ball Earth) and the light (Sun)

If you make a model of day and night with a ball and a light, can the ball rotate as fast as the real Earth?

No, this is a limitation of the model

What is a limitation of putting a toy person on a ball to represent you on Earth?

The person is too big compared to a real person

The person is too small compared to a real person

If you are using a ball and light to model day and night, and put them 2 meters apart....

The distance is too short, compared to the real distance

This is an accurate representation of the distance

The distance is too long, compared to the real distance

What pattern does the length of shadows follow during the day?

The start long at sunrise, get shorter until noon, then start getting longer until sunset

The start short at sunrise, and get longer all day long

They start long as sunrise and get shorter all day long

They stay the same length all day

What pattern does the orientation of shadows follow during the day?

Shadows point west in the morning, move to the north at noon, and move to the east in the afternoon

Shadows point east in the morning, move to the south at noon, and move to the west in the afternoon

Pick 2 reasons why the number of daylight hours change with the season

The Earth rotates on a tilted axis

The Earth revolves around the sun

The moon revolves around the Earth

Summer is hot and winter is cold

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What time of day has the longest shadows?

Sunrise

10 am

12 noon

3 pm

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What time of day has the shortest shadows?

sunrise

10 am

noon

sunset

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What time of day has no shadows?

sunrise

noon

sunset

night

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

sunrise

noon

sunset

night

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

12 hours

24 hours

7 days

365 days

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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30 sec • 1 pt

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

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Earth and Sun investigation 1

What time of day has the longest shadows?

What time of day has the shortest shadows?

What time of day has no shadows?

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

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

What is the Earth's axis?

How much of the Earth is in daylight?

Which side of the Earth is in night?

In the morning, which way is your shadow pointing?

In the afternoon, which way is your shadow pointing?

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