Earth, Sun, Moon Review

Day and night on Earth occurs due to _____.

• the rotation of the Earth

• the tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolves around the Sun

• the revolution of the moon around Earth

• the rotation of our moon

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Which diagram best explains why the sun appears to move across the sky each day?

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When the sun is just above the East horizon, which of the following is true?

• Sunset will occur in less than 2 hours.

• Sunrise occurred within the last 6 hours.

• Sunrise will occur in less than 2 hours.

• Sunset occurred within the last 6 hours.

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A student pointed a flashlight modeling the Sun toward a globe modeling Earth. The student spun the globe. What was the student most likely demonstrating?

• The moon's rotation on its axis causing day and night.

• Earth's orbit around the Sun causing day and night

• The sun's orbit around Earth causing day and night

• The Earth rotation on its axis causing day and night.

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What do the Earth, Moon, and Sun have in common?

• They all produce light.

• They all have a rocky composition.

• They all rotate.

• They all are primarily composed of gases.

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Which of the following statements is true?

• Earth's revolution causes the day and night cycle.

• Earth takes 24 hours to revolves around the sun.

• Earth rotates once every 24 hours.

• The positions of other planets affect the day and night cycle.

A _____________ is the motion that one object in space takes around another object.

• revolution

• orbit

• phase

• rotation

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The positions of the constellations seem to change in the night sky because of Earth’s ________________ around the sun.

• revolution

• gravitational force

• rotation

The sun has a greater gravitational pull on Earth than the moon because it has more ____________.

• volume

• mass

• motion

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What causes apparent motion of the Sun and stars?

• Earth's rotation

• gravity

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's orbit