Daily & Annual Motion

Daily motion is caused by

• the Earth orbiting the sun

• the Earth rotating on its axis

• The sun going around the Earth

• All of the above

The time it takes Earth to rotate once is

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 365 Days

• It varies throughout the year

The sun appears to rise in the _______ and set in the ________

• North, South

• East, West

• South, North

• West, East

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

The place where the sky meets the ground is called

• The Meridian

• The Zenith

• The Celestial Sphere

• The Horizon

The imaginary line that goes from the North to the South is called

• The Meridian

• The Zenith

• The Celestial Sphere

• The Horizon

The point directly over an observer's head is called

• The Meridian

• The Zenith

• The Celestial Sphere

• The Horizon

Our ancient ancestors thought that the Earth was a fixed body contained within

• The Meridian

• The Zenith

• The Celestial Sphere

• The Horizon

The time it takes for the sun to "drift" through all of the constellations along the ecliptic is about

• 24 hours

• 30 days

• 365 days

• 6 months

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The constellations along the ecliptic are called

• Circumpolar

• Seasonal

• The Zodiac

• Celestial

Stars in the East appear to

• go up and to the left

• go up and to the right

• go down and to the left

• go down and to the right