Patterns in the Sky

What defines one Earth year?

• One revolution of the Earth around the Sun.

• One revolution of the Earth around the Moon

• One full rotation of the Earth on its axis.

• One revolution of all the planets around the Sun.

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A _____ is the time needed for Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?

• Day

• Month

• Week

• Year

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In which direction to the Sun, Moon, and Stars appear to move each day?

• East to west

• North to south

• South to North

• West to East

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What determines the length of a planet's day.

• Tilt

• Moons

• Rotation

• Revolution

What is the reason that Stars appear to move in the night sky each night?

• The Earth is rotating on it's axis.

• The Earth is revolving around the Sun.

• The Sun is revolving around the Earth

• The sun is rotating on it's axis.

Why do we see different constellations in different seasons?

• The Earth is revolving around the Sun.

• The Earth is rotating on it's axis.

• The Sun is revolving around the Earth.

• The sun is rotating on it's axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Maleny looks at the pattern of stars that form the constellation Stuart. She observes Stuart each night for five hours. What does Maleny most likely observe about the star pattern Stuart?

• The stars in Stuart change its shape and form a new star pattern.

• The stars in Stuart change size throughout the night.

• The pattern of Stuart appears to move across the sky.

• The pattern of Stuart stays in the same part of the sky.

Some constellations or patterns of stars are visible from different places on Earth only during a part of the year. Why are certain patterns of stars NOT visible everywhere on Earth all year long.

• Sun's rotation

• Earth's rotation

• Sun's revolution

• Earth's revolution

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How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the Sun

• 1 year

• 24 hours

• 1 week

• 12 hours

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What is responsible for the change from Night to Day?

• Earth's tilt

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• Moon orbiting Earth

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