Earth and Sun review

• Wyatt should spin the globe faster.

• Wyatt should move the flashlight closer to the globe.

• Wyatt should change the direction that the globe is spinning.

• Wyatt should move the flashlight to the other side of the globe.

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• Earth does not tilt on its axis

• Earth does not rotate on its axis

• The Sun does not shine on Earth from that angle.

• The Sun does not shine on only one side of Earth at a time.

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• Earth would take much longer to revolve around the Sun.

• The lengths of day and night on Earth would always be equal.

• The Sun would shine more directly on the Northern Hemisphere.

• One side of Earth would always be dark and the other always light.

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• W because Earth is at its closest distance from the Sun during its elliptical orbit

• X because the Southern Hemisphere has direct sunlight for a longer time period

• Y because Earth is at its farthest distance from the Sun during its elliptical orbit

• Z because the Northern Hemisphere has direct sunlight for a longer time period

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Aaliyah would like to demonstrate why the length of day and night change throughout the year. She has a globe and a flashlight. Which two factors are most important for Aaliyah to use in her model?

• The tilt of Earth on its axis and Earth's orbit around the Sun.

• The direction of Earth's rotation and the speed of Earth's rotation.

• The speed of Earth's rotation and the distance of Earth from the Sun.

• The distance of Earth from the Sun and Earth's orbit around the Sun.

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The length of daytime changes during the year. Why does this happen?

• because the Sun tilts on its axis and moves around Earth

• because Earth spins on its axis and moves around the Sun

• because Earth spins on its axis and moves around the Moon

• because the Sun tilts on its axis and moves around the Moon

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How long does it take Earth to make one full rotation on its axis?

• 24 hours

• 1 week

• 1 month

• 365 days

What causes day and night on Earth?

• the revolution of the Sun

• the revolution of Earth around the Sun

• the rotation of the Moon around Earth

• the rotation of Earth on its axis

• The Sun revolves around Earth, and it can only shine on half of Earth at one time.

• Earth rotates on its axis, and only the part of Earth facing the Sun experiences day

• The Moon revolves around Earth, and it blocks the Sun from certain parts of Earth at different times.

• Earth revolves around the Sun on an axis, and it is day only when that part of Earth is tilted toward the Sun

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• weather

• gravity

• eclipses

• seasons

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