Earth and Sun 1.1

The moon and stars set in the______________.

• north

• south

• east

• west

Why do we have fewer daylight hours at different times of the year?

• The rotation of the Earth on a tilted axis.

• The rotation of the moon on its axis.

• The revolution of the Sun around the Earth.

• we have the same daylight hours all year around.

You are tracking shadows over the course of the day. Which statement below best describes how you should orient your Sun tracker for each observation?

• The orientation of the Sun tracker doesn't matter.

• The Sun tracker should always be oriented North.

• Orient the Sun tracker directly toward the Sun for each of your observations.

• Take the first reading oriented west and the last reading oriented east.

True or False? Day is the side of the Earth facing the moon.

• True

• False

True or False? Night is the side of the Earth in shadow.

• True

• False

Why do we have day and night?

• Because earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours.

• Because the Sun travels around the Earth every 24 hours.

• Because Earth travels around the Sun every year.

• Because the Sun travels around Earth every year.

Which way does the Sun appear to move across the sky?

• north to south

• west to east

• east to west

• south to north

True or False? When the Sun is low in the sky shadows are short?

• True

• False

True or False? Shadows are shortest when the Sun is directly overhead.

• True

• False

If a shadow is in the west, the Sun is in the ________.

• north

• south

• east

• west