Unit 1 Patterns in Day and Night

A student noticed what the Moon looked like on Monday and again at the end of the next week. How did the Moon change over the two weeks?

• The Moon’s shape, or phase, appears to be getting bigger.

• More of the Moon is lit.

• The Moon’s shape, or phase, appears to be getting smaller.

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What is an object in the sky that gives off its own light?

• Cloud

• Moon

• Star

Which of the following is true about stars?

• All stars are the exact same brightness

• Stars have many different sizes.

• Stars are the same distance to Earth.

Why does the Sun look bigger and brighter than all other stars we see in the night sky?

• The Sun looks bigger and brighter because it is closer to Earth.

• The Sun is the same size of all the other stars.

• The Sun looks bigger and brighter because it is the biggest and brightest of all stars.

A student placed a stick vertically into the ground and recorded the position of its shadow throughout the day as the Sun moved through the sky. Which outline shows where the shadow was at 8 a.m.?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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The shadow of this child changes throughout the day. What causes this change in the shadow?

• The way things grow when warmed by the Sun.

• The place from where we look at the shadow.

• The change in how air moves.

• The way the Sun seems to move across the sky.

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The table below shows the number of hours of daylight for each season. Season Daylight Hours Fall 11 Winter 10 Spring 11 Summer 12 Based on the information in the table, which of the following is true?

• All seasons have the same amount of daylight hours.

• Spring had the most daylight hours.

• Winter had the most daylight hours.

• Summer had the most daylight hours.

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Which season has the least amount of sunlight and the most amount of darkness?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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Name the phase of the moon for letter f

• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Gibbous
• Waning Crescent
• Waxing Crescent

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Name this moon phase

• Waxing Gibbous
• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Crescent
• Waning Gibbous

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