The Sun and Earth

The Sun is about how many kilometers (km) from Earth?

• a. 100 thousand km

• b. 150 million km

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What do shadows look like at midday?

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How long does it take for Earth to make on complete turn on its axis?

• a. 365 days

• b. 12 hours

• c. 24 hours

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How long does it take for Earth to make on complete orbit around the Sun?

• a. 7 days

• b. 365 days

• c. 24 hours

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The path that Earth follows as it moves around the Sun is called a(n) __________.

• orbit

• circle

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The side of Earth that faces the Sun has __________.

• light

• dark

• fire

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Earth revolves around a(n) __________ called the Sun.

• star

• ball

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The Sun seems to move across the sky because Earth spins, or __________.

• rotates

• revolve

• back and forth

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During winter, days are __________ than they are in summer.

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The imaginary line on which Earth spins is its __________.

• axis

• row

• orbit