Science Penguin: Earth & Space Vocabulary 5.8C

Rotate means to...

• work together.
• move around something.
• spin in place.
• stand in place.

The day/night cycle is...

• a pattern of light and dark caused by Earth’s rotation.
• an invisible line around which the Earth rotates.
• when stationary objects appear to be moving.
• what appears when an object blocks light.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A shadow is...

• spinning in place.
• an invisible line around which the Earth rotates.
• when stationary objects appear to be moving.
• what appears when an object blocks light.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Apparent motion is...

• as we rotate to face the Sun, the Sun appears to climb above the horizon.
• a pattern of light and dark caused by Earth’s rotation.
• what appears when an object blocks light.
• when stationary objects appear to be moving.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

24 hours represents...

• an invisible line around which the Earth rotates.
• the amount of time the Earth takes to make one full rotation.
• a pattern of changing daylight and temperatures that occurs every 3 months each year.
• what appears when an object blocks light.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Sunset occurs...

• an invisible line around which the Earth rotates.
• as we rotate to face away from the Sun and the Sun seems to sink beneath the horizon.
• as we rotate to face the Sun and the Sun appears to climb above the horizon.
• a pattern of light and dark caused by Earth’s rotation.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Sunrise occurs...

• as we rotate to face the Sun and the Sun appears to climb above the horizon.
• an invisible line around which the Earth rotates.
• as we rotate to face away from the Sun and the Sun seems to sink beneath the horizon.
• a pattern of light and dark caused by Earth’s rotation.

An axis is...

• the amount of time Earth takes to make one full rotation.
• what appears when an object blocks light.
• a pattern of light and dark caused by Earth’s rotation.
• an invisible line around which the Earth rotates.

Choose the model that BEST depicts the day/night cycle.

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A company is building new homes in a neighborhood and they want the morning light to shine in through the front windows. Which direction should the front windows face?

• North
• East
• South
• West

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2