AHIGS Grade 2 Unit 8 Lesson 2 What Causes Day and Night?

When it is nighttime in Tokyo, it is morning where you live. Why?

• Earth rotates, which causes day and night.

• The sun rotates, which causes day and night.

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The sun seems to rise and set each day.

Why?

• Earth rotates, which causes day and night.

• The sun rotates, which causes day and night.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

It takes __________for Earth to make one complete turn.

• one day

• one month

• one year

It takes __________for Earth to make one complete turn.

• 14 hours

• 24 hours

• 34 hours

Choose the clock that shows the time.

It is 6:00. What time will it be 24 hours later?

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Choose the clock that shows the time.

It is 5:00. What time will it be 24 hours later?

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Choose the clock that shows the time.

It is 4:00. What time will it be 24 hours later?

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True or false.

Sunlight shines on the part of Earth facing the sun.

This part of Earth has daytime.​

• True

• False

True or false.

Sunlight shines on the part of Earth facing the sun.

This part of Earth has nighttime.​

• True

• False

True or false.

Sunlight does not shine on the part of Earth.

This part of Earth has nighttime.​

• True

• False