sunrise and sunset Grade 5

Monay wants to watch the sunset. Which direction in the sky should she look?

• North
• West 
• South
• East

Scientists can accurately predict sunrise and sunset times every day. Which statement best explains why this is possible?

• Earth rotates from west to east.
• Earth revolves from east to west.
• Earth revolves from south to north.
• Earth rotates from north to south.

the time after sunset and before sunrise when there is little or no light outside.

• daylight

• opposition

• variation

• darkness

Daylight is:

• the time after sunset and before sunrise when there is little or no light outside.

• the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

Approximately how long does it take Earth to make one revolution around the sun?

• 24 hours
• 1 hour
• 28 days
• 365 days

The point between night (darkness) and day (daylight). The time at which day first happens.

• sunrise

• sunset

• day

• night

The sun appears to rise above the horizon. We call this _________

• Sunset

• rotation

• revolution

• sunrise

The Sun appears to sink below the horizon in the west is known as

• sunset

• rotation

• revolution

• sunrise

The Sun is not really moving across the sky as it appears to do.

• True

• False

The sunrise and the sunset at the same time every day.

• True

• False