Spaceship Earth: Mystery 2

1. Why did the Ancient Egyptians choose to divide "daytime" and "nighttime" into 12 parts?

• It was an easy number to count to.

• They had 12 finger segments on each hand.

• It was the number of gods they worshipped.

• It was their lucky number.

2. What time is it when the sun is directly over head?

• midnight

• 1 PM

• 5 PM

• noon

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3. What happens to shadows as time passes during the day?

• they stay still

• they move

• they change colors

• they take you to Neverland

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4. A girl named Lindsey has 4 creases on each finger instead of 3. If she counts like an Egyptian, what number will she count to with one hand?

• 16

• 12

• 14

• 32

5. Lindsey built a clock with 16 divisions, which we’ll call Lindsey Hours. Just like our clocks, the hour-hand on Lindsey’s clock goes around twice per day. How many Lindsey Hours are in one day?

• 16 hours

• 34 hours

• 32 hours

• 18 hours

6. What type of clock keeps track of the sun's shadow on the ground?

• Digital Clock

• Analoge Clock

• Cuckoo Clock

• Sun Dial

7. The planet Mercury takes 176 days to do one spin around its pole. Compared to the Earth,would the Sun appear to move more quickly across Mercury's sky or more slowly?

• more quickly

• more slowly

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Is the sun clock showing 7AM or 7PM?

• 7AM

• 7PM

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Is the sun clock showing 9AM or 9PM?

• 9AM

• 9PM

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Is the sun clock showing 6AM or 6PM?

• 6AM

• 6PM

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