Earth, Moon, Sun Review

A shadow forms when sun rays hit something solid and the solid object blocks the rays.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which model shows a shadow from the sun when it is 12:00pm noon?

• a

• b

• c

• d

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

The shadow of an object will move and change as the Sun appears to move across the sky from east to west throughout the day.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

The shadow of a lamp post was observed to be long and pointing to the west in the morning, shorter at noon, and long and pointing to the east in the late afternoon. Why does the shadow’s length change?

• When the Sun is lower on the horizon, the length of a shadow is long, and as it rises higher, the length of a shadow shortens.

• The lamp post moves with the Sun to make the length of the shadow change during the day.

• The shadow’s length grows as the lamp post gets hotter during the day.

• The moon causes the lamp post shadow to change.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

What will the shadow of the tree look like at 6pm?

• There will be no shadow

• The shadow will be long and in the same direction as it is at 8am.

• The shadow will be shorter and close to the tree.

• The shadow will be long and in the opposite direction, pointing to the left.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate, or spin all the way around?

• 7 days

• 24 hours

• 36 hours

• 36 weeks

What causes day and night on Earth?

• As the Earth rotates, it is day for the part that faces the Sun, and night for the part that faces away from the Sun.

• The tilt of the Earth causes day and night.

• The Sun rotates around the Earth which causes day and night.

• The moon revolves around the Sun to cause day and night.

How does the picture below show how shadows change throughout the day?

• The shadow grows longer as the sun rises higher.

• The shadow shrinks shorter as the sun rises higher.

• The flag’s shadow is shorter when the sun is behind it.

• The flag’s shadow is shorter when the sun is in front of it.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Why does a shadow of an object created by the sun change throughout the day?

• The Sun rotates making it look like a shadow changes position.

• The Moon affects the position of the shadow.

• The Earth rotates and changes a shadow's position throughout the day.

• The Earth stays still to allow the shadow to change position.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

If it is the start of winter in New York, how long will it be until it is the start of winter again?

• one year

• one month

• one week

• one day

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1