Week 4 - Day and Night

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

• 24 hours
• 1 year (365 days) 
• 1 month
• 1 week

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which causes day and night? 

• the Sun's rotation on its' axis 
• the Earth's rotation on its' axis 
• the Sun's revolution around Earth
• the Earth's revolution around the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The diagram shows the Earth's movement around its' axis. What is this diagram demonstrating? 

• day and night
• seasons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which answer correctly labels each letter as day and night? 

• X = night
  Y = day
• X = day
  Y = night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which answer correctly explains the time of day it is in each region? 

• X is nighttime because it is facing towards the Sun. 
• X is daytime because it is facing towards the Sun. 
• Y is nighttime because it is facing towards the Sun. 
• Y is daytime because it is facing towards the Sun. 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which direction does the sun appear to rise in?

• South
• North
• East
• West

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

As Earth continues to rotate and turn, the Sun seems to move as it sets in the ______.

• East
• South
• North
• West

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If the earth didn't rotate on its axis.  What natural cycle would this affect?

• seasons
• tides
• day and night
• moon phases

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following means to turn on an axis?

• relax
• rotate
• revolve 
• return