Earth's Rotation/Day n Night/Shadows

How long does it take the Earth to rotate on its axis?

• 365 1/4 days

• about 30-40 seconds, depends on how powerful your microwave is

• 24 minutes

• 24 hours

TRUE or FALSE: The axis is the imaginary line through the earth that extends from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• FALSE

• TRUE

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A(n) ________ is a dark shape made when an object blocks light.

• sunbeam

• shadow

• axis

• seasons

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

What causes the length of shadows to change over the course of the day?

• The sun orbiting around the Earth.

• The movement of tectonic plates.

• The Earth's rotation.

• WHO KNOWS!?!?

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

If the part of the Earth you live in is facing AWAY from the Sun, it is _______in your part of the World.

• I don't know how to read a watch....

• daytime

• snack time!!!

• nighttime

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

At what time(s) of the day are shadows the longest? Choose two!

• morning

• noon

• afternoon

• night

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth moves in two different ways. It ____ the sun and it _____ on it's axis.

• jukes

• orbits

• rotates

• jives

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

At what time of day are shadows the shortest? 

• morning

• noon (mid-day)

• afternoon

• whenever the batteries run out on the flashlight

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

​If the part of Earth you live in is facing TOWARDS the Sun, it is ______in your part of the World.​

• potty time

• daytime

• nighttime

• nap time!

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Day and night, changes in the length of shadows, and different seasons are all....

• Causes of the Earth orbiting the sun AND rotating on its axis.

• The location of EARTHQUAKES and VOLCANOES

• Effects of the Earth orbiting the sun AND rotating on its axis.

• Effects of photosynthesis AND erosion.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1