Day and Night TCAP Review

The Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west every day. What is really causing this illusion of the sun going around the Earth?

• moon's rotation

• Earth's rotation

• moon's revolution

• Earth's revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What time of day is it on the side of the Earth facing away from the Sun?

• day

• dusk

• dawn

• night

What makes a day 24 hours?

• Earth's tilt

• the moon's rotation

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

What time period is created as Earth rotates on its axis?

• day

• year

• week

• month

What causes day and night?

• tilt

• axis

• rotation

• revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the sun is shining on the United States, what is happening in China on the other side of Earth?

• It is day.

• It is night.

• It is summer.

• It is winter.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Mi Ly lives in Chicago and wants to call her grandmother in Hong Kong. If she calls her at 7:00 AM, what time is it in Hong Kong?

• morning

• afternoon

• evening

• middle of the night

Which of the following makes it appear that the sun, planets, and stars are orbiting Earth once a day?

• Earth's tilt

• Moon's orbit

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution