Earth's Patterns

Which time of day would a tree's shadow be the longest?

• when the Sun is at its highest position overhead

• mid-afternoon

• when the Sun is about to go down

• mid-morning

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

erome lives in Indiana, and when he looks up at the sky he can see the Sun. Michele lives in Beijing, which is on the opposite side of the planet.

What will the sky look like to Michele, if she looks up at the same time and there are no clouds?

• It will be dark, and the Sun will be out.

• It will be bright, and the Sun will be out.

• It will be dark, and there will be no Sun.

• It will be bright, and there will be no Sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An object's shadow changes size and location as the Earth rotates and causes the Sun to appear to move across the sky. Look at the picture above. An arrow is casting a shadow on the ground.

If the Sun is the light source that is causing the arrow's shadow, which of the following is the most likely position of the Sun?

• position Z

• position W

• position X

• position Y

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

What makes the daytime sky bright?

• the Sun

• the Moon

• the stars

• the planets

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NGSS.5-ESS1-1

What time of day are shadows the smallest?

• mid-afternoon

• when the Sun is about to go down

• when the Sun is at its highest position overhead

• mid-morning

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

It is nighttime where Candice lives, so

• she will be able to see half of the Sun in the sky.

• she will be able to see both the Sun and the Moon in the sky

• she will be able to see the Sun in the sky.

• she will not be able to see the Sun in the sky.

A student is holding a globe to represent the Earth. Another student is shining a flashlight at the globe. The flashlight represents the Sun. The model is shown in the image below.

How could the students use this model to show the cycle of day and night on Earth?

• keep the flashlight still, and spin the globe on its axis

• keep the globe still, and move the flashlight up and down

• keep the globe still, and move the flashlight around the globe

• keep the flashlight still, and move the globe around the flashlight

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which movement of the Earth causes the pattern of day and night?

• the Earth spinning on its axis

• the Earth getting closer to and farther from the Sun

• the Earth moving around the Sun

• the Moon moving around the Earth

Shadows are _______ in the evening than they are at midday.

• lighter

• shorter

• longer

• darker

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

When Travis woke up, he looked out his bedroom window and saw that is was daylight. Later that day, before going to sleep, he saw that it was nighttime. What caused day to turn into night?

• The Sun moved away from the place on Earth that Travis lives.

• The place on Earth that Travis lives spun to face away from the Sun.

• The Sun spun on its axis to face away from the Earth.

• The Moon moved around the Earth to block the Sun's light.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1