Patterns on Earth

What is it called when light is blocked by a solid object?

• Shadow

• Moon Phases

• Season

• Pattern

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

What is caused by Earth revolving around the sun at a tilt?

• Shadows

• Moon Phases

• Seasons

• Patterns

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Day and night is caused by....

• the time of the day

• the moon phases

• the rotation of Earth on it's axis

• the Earth revolving around the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why do shadows change in appearance throughout the day?

• The way the Sun seems to move through the sky

• The change in how the air moves during the day

• The way things grow when they are warmed by the Sun

• The change in how the air moves during the day

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Monday- Sunrise 7:01

Tuesday- Sunrise 7:01

Wednesday- Sunrise 7:02

Thursday- Sunrise 7:02

Friday- Sunrise 7:03

Saturday- Sunrise 7:03

What time will the sunrise on Sunday?

• 7:10

• 6:56

• 7:00

• 7:04

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If the New Moon is on February 1st, when will the next New Moon be?

• the next week

• about 30 days later

• about 2 days later

• in two weeks

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What will the Moon look like on May 17th?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The position of the Sun indicated by the arrow is most likely its position at noon during which month?

• July

• September

• November

• January

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The data for October are missing. Which of the following is the most reasonable prediction for the average number of daylight hours in October?

• Less than 8 hours

• about 9 hours

• Less than 10 hours

• about 12 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A student placed a stick in the ground and recorded the position of its shadow throughout the day as the Sun moved through the sky. Which outline, on the student’s recorded observations, represents where the shadow was at 6:00 in the afternoon?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2