Space Review

Earth's gravity pulls everything toward:

• North

• South

• East

• The center of the earth

Which picture correctly shows what would happen if the kids dropped a rock from Earth?

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Which best explains why the sun is not visible at night?

• The sun stops creating light at night.

• That side of Earth faces away from the sun.

• The moon blocks the sun from view.

• That side of the sun faces away from Earth.

Why do the sun and the moon appear to move across the sky from east to west instead of remaining in one place?

• The Sun and Moon appear to move across the sky because Earth revolves around the Sun.

• The Sun and Moon appear to move across the sky because Earth rotates on an axis.

• The Sun and Moon appear to move across the sky because the Sun revolves around Earth.

• The Sun and Moon appear to move across the sky because the Sun rotates on an axis.

The rotation of the _______ on its axis causes the position and length of shadow to change.

• meteors

• sun

• moon

• Earth

5) At what time is the sun highest in the sky?

• morning

• noon

• evening

• night

Why does the sun appear to move across the sky each day?

• The Earth is orbiting the sun.

• The Earth is rotating on its axis.

• The sun is orbiting the Earth.

• The sun is rotating on its axis.

The Earth’s rotation on its axis takes ______________.

• 365 days

• 1 day

• 1 week

• 1 month

Amy is looking at the stars in the spring and sees the constellation Leo. When she looks at the stars in the winter, she no longer sees Leo but sees the constellation Orion instead. Why does she different constellations at different times of year?

• The stars move around in the sky

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Earth is revolving around the sun so we see different parts of the sky

• Some stars are brighter at different times of year