Unit 9 Patterns in the Sky Assessment

The graph shows changes in the length of the shadow of the flagpole at Port Acres Elementary for an entire school year. Each day, students measured the length of the flagpole's shadow when the sun was highest in the sky. Based on the information, what pattern occurs in the flagpole's shadow throughout the year>

• The shadow is longest in the winter and shortest in the summer.

• The shadow is longest in the summer and shortest in the winter.

• the shadow is longest in the spring and shortest in the autumn.

• The shadow is longest in the autumn and shortest in the spring.

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Which moon is a waxing gibbous moon?

• R

• S

• T

• U

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Which moon is a first quarter moon?

• Q

• R

• S

• T

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Which moon is a third quarter moon?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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Which moon is a waning crescent moon?

• U

• V

• W

• X

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Who is standing outside at noon?

• Suzanne

• Calvin

• Ken

• Brenda

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Who is standing outside in the morning?

• Ken

• Susanne

• Brenda

• Calvin

Who is standing outside late in the afternoon?

• Calvin

• Ken

• Suzanne

• Brenda

Mushu notices that on different nights, the shape of the Moon seems to change. She decides to collect data by writing down the phases of the moon every night for 6 months. Which of the following will Mushu find?

• The new moon always happens 29 days after a full moon.

• The phases of the Moon always occur in the same order.

• There are more new moons than any other phase of the moon.

• there are more full moons than any other phases of the moon.

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What season is the north part of Earth experiencing in position X?

• Winter

• Summer

• Fall

• Spring

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