Earth and Sun, Shadows Spiral Review

During daylight hours, ___________________.

• Earth's surface is facing the sun.
• Earth's surface is facing away from the sun.
• Earth's is closer to the sun.
• Earth is farther from the sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Unless something disturbs rock layers, the _________ fossils are found in the bottom layer.

• oldest
• youngest

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The ________________ fossils are found in the upper layers of rock/soil.

• oldest
• youngest

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is Earth's axis?

• the layer of Earth directly below the mantle
• an imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth
• an imaginary line running through Earth's center from pole to pole
• a place where you can always see the North Star

It takes about __________________ for Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis.

• 24 hours
• 365 days
• a month

Which of these statements is true?

• Shadows are shorter in the morning and longer at noon.
• Shadows are longer before noon and then they get shorter.
• Shadows are shortest in the middle of the day.
• Shadows decrease at the day goes on.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

At what time do shadows shorten or disappear on a sunny day?

• when the sun is directly overhead
• near dawn when the sun is low in the sky
• near dusk when the sun is low in the sky
• both B and C

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

In early morning, you set up a picnic under the shade of a tree. At noon, there is very little shade by the tree. By dinnertime, you must move your picnic to the opposite side of the tree to stay in the shade. Why does this happen?

• The tree is too small to provide shade.
• Earth is rotating on its axis.
• The angle of the sun changes throughout the day.
• both B and C

When one half of Earth is facing away from the sun, the other half is _____________.

• facing toward the sun
• experiencing nighttime
• in total darkness
• lighted by the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The sun appears to rise above the horizon in the morning. It appears to drop below the horizon in the evening. Why?

• Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours.
• The sun moves away from Earth at night and back toward Earth in the morning.
• People are closer to the sun in the morning but farther away at night.
• both B and C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1