5.8C Earth's Rotation

Which of these cycles is a direct result of Earth's rotation?

• Day and Night

• Moon Phases

• Rainfall and evaporation

• Seasons

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Some students use globes to model the rotation of the Earth. They shaded in Texas on the globe, as shown. They rotated the globe and observed that Texas was in exactly the same place after each rotation. The students could rotate the globe quickly or slowly. If the globe could rotate only at the rate that Earth actually rotates, about how long would each complete rotation take?

• 30 days

• 60 minutes

• 24 hours

• 365 days

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A student draws diagrams of her house and the location of the sun in the sky. Which diagram below does NOT correctly represent the location of the sun at the time indicated?

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A student is looking for evidence that Earth is always rotating on its axis. Which of the following would provide the best evidence?

• The different amount of rain that falls each day

• The appearance of shadows changing throughout the day

• The presence of other planets in the night sky

• The different phases of the moon in a month

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Which diagram best explains why the sun appears to move across the sky each day?

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When the sun is just above the East horizon, which of the following is true?

• Sunset will occur in less than 2 hours.

• Sunrise occurred within the last 6 hours.

• Sunrise will occur in less than 2 hours.

• Sunset occurred within the last 6 hours.

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• It models Earth's rotation on its axis.

• It models Earth's revolution around the Sun.

• It models the phases of the moon.

• It models the appearance of the Sun at different times throughout the day.

Which of the students wrote a true statement about day and night?

• Student 1 only

• Students 1 and 3 only

• Student 2 only

• Students 2 and 3 only

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Which image best represents the shadow cast by the Sun at 6pm?

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