Patterns of earth and Sky review

Which way is down?

• toward the sky

• North is always down

• the direction that is down is south

• toward the center of the ground

In the video of the children dropping rocks from all over the world, what caused the rocks to fall to the ground?

• inertia

• gravity

• acceleration

• force

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What is the sun?

(a)  

Why does the sun appear brighter and larger than other objects in the sky.

(a)  

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When can we see Orion in the night sky?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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What is the cause of the pattern day and night?

• Earth orbiting the sun

• the sun rising and setting

• the sun revolving around Earth

• Earth rotating on its axis

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Do we see the same stars every night all year long?

• yes

• mostly

• no

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Which answer BEST explains why we can’t see stars in the daytime?

• they are not out

• light pollution

• we are facing the sun

• they are too far away

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From which direction does the sun rise, and in what direction does the sun set?

• The sun rises in the west and sets in the east

• the sun rises in the east and sets in the west

• the sun rises in the north and sets in the south

• the sun rises in the south and sets in the north

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If you went outside at noon , 12PM,  where would the sun be located in the sky?

(a)  

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