Lesson 4-1 - Day and Night

The Earth and the Sun both move to create day and night.

• true

• false

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The Earth rotates two times every 24 hours.

• true

• false

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The Sun provides light to all sides of the Earth at once.

• true

• false

Daylight exists because of light from the Moon.

• true

• false

Night happens when the Earth faces away from the Sun.

• true

• false

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One complete trip around an object in a circular path is a ____________.

• revolution

• rotation

• eclipse

• fly-by

The day and night cycle is caused by the Earth’s _____________.

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• seasons

• rotation

• revolution around the sun

• moon

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The Earth revolves on a(n) _________ that is tilted.

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• axis

• orbit

• equator

• hemisphere

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What fraction of the Earth is experiencing daylight at any moment?

• one-fourth

• one-third

• one-half

• two-thirds