Patterns on Earth

Which change occurs every day?

• Earth rotates on its axis.

• Seasons change.

• Birds migrate to warmer climates.

• The sun revolves around the Earth.

This diagram represents some of the phases of the moon.

How often will these phases appear?

• Dailey

• Weekly

• Monthly

• Yearly

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A vase of flowers was placed on a table outside.

At which location on the table will the shadow of the vase most likely appear?

• Position 1

• Position 2

• Position 3

• Position 4

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A student is going to walk outside to observe her shadow at four different times during a day. At which time will the student most likely notice her shadow is the shortest?

• 8:05 in the morning

• 12:05 in the afternoon

• 4:05 in the afternoon

• 8:05 in the evening

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The picture shows the position of the Sun, Earth, and the Moon on one night.

What moon phase did people on Earth see on this night?

• New moon

• First quarter

• Full moon

• Third quarter

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The diagram shows the revolution of Earth around the Sun. About how long does one of Earth’s revolutions around the Sun take?

• 1 day

• 1 week

• 1 month

• 1 year

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The graph shows the amount of daylight during different months. Which season tends to have the shortest periods of daylight?

• Fall

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

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Which of the following causes the seasons on Earth?

• Earth’s tilted axis as it revolves around the Sun

• The orbit of the moon around the Earth

• The rotation of Earth on its axis

• The Sun’s revolution around the Earth

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Three students modeled orbits. Each student represented one space object. They moved around each other to model the orbits.

Which motion would show a real orbit?

• Susanna orbits around Erin

• Erin orbits around Molly.

• Susanna orbits around Molly

• Erin orbits around Susanna

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The moon’s appearance seems to change shape or go through phases because---

• the amount of reflected sunlight on the moon that faces the Earth changes as the moon revolves around the Earth.

• the moon rotates only once in about a month.

• the same side of the moon always faces the Earth.

• the moon moves between the Earth and the Sun.

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