Spaceship Earth - Unit Assessment

1. If the Earth were to spin around its axis twice as fast as it does right now, what would happen?

• a. The day would be twice as long and the night would be half as long.

• b. The day would be half as long and the night would be twice as long.

• c. The day would be twice as long and the night would be twice as long.

• d. The day would be half as long and the night would be half as long.

2. Look at the image below. If the Sun is in this position in the sky, what time is it most likely? Remember that the SUN rises in the EAST and sets in the WEST.

• a. 9:00 am

• b. 11:00 am

• c. 3:00 pm

• d. 9:00 pm

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3. The image below shows the path of the Sun across the sky during different seasons when viewed from the Earth. Which season does each path represent?

• a. 1 = summer, 2 = winter, 3 = spring and fall

• b. 1 = summer, 2 = spring and fall, 3 = winter

• c. 1 = winter, 2 = summer, 3 = spring and fall

• d. 1 = winter, 2 = spring and fall, 3 = summer

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4. The Moon appears to change shape during the month because _____________.

• a. different parts of the Moon light up at different times.

• b. the Earth’s shadow moves across the Moon.

• c. the Moon orbits the Earth so the angle of the Sun’s reflection changes.

• d. the Moon is spinning so the Sun shines on different parts.

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This graph shows the average number of daylight hours during each month of the year in San Francisco, California. (San Francisco is in the Northern Hemisphere.) Which months in the graph are the summer months?

• a. Months B, C, and D.

• b. Months E, F, and G.

• c. Months H, I, and J.

• d. Months K, L, and A.

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Use this Universe-in-a-Box above to help you answer the question. You look up at the night sky and see the constellation Scorpius. What season is it?

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Use this Universe-in-a-Box above to help you answer the question. 8. Why can’t you see the constellation Orion during the summer?

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These arrows show which direction gravity will pull each person. Are they correct? Select the arrow or arrows that show the correction direction of gravity.

• Arrow A

• Arrow B

• Arrow C

• Arrow D

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These two photographs of the same dog were taken in two different seasons. Which photograph, A or B, was taken during winter?

• Photograph A

• Photograph B

• Both

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Sometimes people make simple drawings of our Solar System like this one below. But now that you know more about the planets, what details does this drawing leave out? Select all the answers that tell what details the drawing leaves out.

• This drawing is wrong because the planets are drawn close together.

• The Sun should be much, much larger than any of the planets.

• Planets are out of order.

• The planets should be drawn different sizes from one another.

• Pluto is missing.

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