Earth and Sun Review

What causes earth to have day time and night time?

• Earth rotating/Spinning slowly. Part of it's rotation is facing the sun while the other part is not.

• The sun rotating

• The sun rising and setting each day

• The sun getting closer to earth then further away

How long does it take earth to orbit the sun?

• 1 year (365 days)

• 1 day (24 hours)

• 12 hours

• 12 days

Stars move in the sky. True or False?

• True

• False

Earth takes _____ to make one complete rotation on its axis.

• 365 days

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 24 days

What would cause day time to turn into night time?

• The earth revolving around the sun.

• The sun revolving around earth

• The moon rotating on its axis

• Earth rotating on its axis

Which of the following best describes the relationship of the three spheres?

• The three spheres are displaying apparent motion.

• The three spheres are showing how the sun revolves around earth and earth revolves around the moon.

• The earth revolves around the sun and also spins on its axis. The moon revolves around the earth.

• The earth revolves around the sun and the moon revolves around the earth.

Earth takes 365 days to rotate.

• True!

• False 24 hours!

What causes sun to appear to move across the sky?

• The sun is actually moving across the sky.

• The sun is rotating around earth

• Earth spins on its axis which makes the sun seem like it's moving.

• The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.