Apparent Motion (Exit Ticket)

What is apparent motion

• The way something appears or seems to stay in place.

• The way something appears or seems to move.

• The way a a spacecraft moves through space.

• How things move in zero gravity.

Why do we not see the same stars in the sky every night?

• Stars disappear and then reappear at random times.

• Stars are moving at a fast pace and it's hard to see them.

• The Earth revolves and rotates so we are always facing different stars.

• The earth moves on a line through the universe so its like riding in an airplane across the country.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The stars appear to move from _____ to _____ since the rotation of the Earth is from west to east.

• east to west

• north to south

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Stars in the northern sky seems to circle around _________, the North star.

• Polaris

• Sirius

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of these cycles does the spinning motion of Earth cause?

• the cycle of the tides

• the cycle of the seasons

• the day-and-night cycle

• the phases-of-the-moon cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of these is an example of Apparent motion?

• Riding on your bicycle

• feeling that your train is moving, but its actually the other train moving

• pushing a trolley until it rolls

• stopping a car in front of the trafiic light.

The sun appears to...

• Rise in the East
• Rise in the West
• Rise in the North
• Rise in the South

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The sun appears to...

• Set in the East
• Set in the West
• Set in the North
• Set in the South

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The sun appears to move across the sky because

• It is rising and falling
• The sun revolves around the Earth
• The Earth revolves around the sun
• The Earth rotates on its axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth rotates on its axis once per

• hour
• month
• day
• year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1