Science Unit 3 Review

Which of these is a force that causes objects to pull toward each other?

• apparent motion

• gravity

• rotation

• revolution

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Why do the northern and southern hemisphere have different seasons?

• Earth's tilt on its axis and revolution around the sun.

• Revolution around the sun.

• Earth's revolution and rotation.

• Earth's tilt on its axis.

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What is gravity pulling down on in this picture?

• only the boy

• only the kite

• the boy and the kite

• nothing

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Why does the amount of the moon we see change?

• The apparent motion of the sun.

• The gravity between the moon and earth.

• The rotation of the Earth.

• The revolution of the moon around Earth.

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Joey saw the moon on the western horizon in the morning. At night he saw the moon rising in the east. What kind of motion did he observe?

• the apparent motion of the moon

• the apparent motion of the sun

• the rotation of the moon

• the revolution of the moon

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Sally saw the constellation "Leo" in the sky. 4 months later she could not see it. Why?

• Constellations revolve around Earth.

• Earth is tilted and rotates on its axis.

• Earth revolves around the sun.

• Constellations rotate around the sun.

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In April, there are 400 hours of daylight. In July, there are 460 hours of daylight. What pattern does the data show.

• The number of daylight hours decreases from April to July.

• The number of daylight hours increases from April to July.

• The number of daylight hours stays the same.

What factors create Earth's seasons?

• Earth's rotation and the tilt of its axis

• Earth's revolution around the sun and the tilt of its axis

• Earth's rotation and revolution around the sun

• Earth's rotation and gravity

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Check out these flying cars! Which one is being affected by Earth's gravitational pull the most?

Hint: The distance from Earth affects the gravitational pull.

• Red

• Blue and Yellow

• Pink and Purple

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Why can we not see the other stars during the daytime?

• The sun is much larger than other stars so it blocks your view of the other stars during daylight.

• The sun is much closer to Earth than other stars so its brightness blocks the light from the other stars during daylight hours.

• We can see stars during the daylight hours.