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Spaceship Earth Mystery 2

Authored by Erin Allen

Science

5th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 27+ times

Spaceship Earth Mystery 2
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In ancient times, why would a cloudy day make it hard to know what time it was? 

​Without​ ​the​ ​sun,​ ​you​ ​can't​ ​use​ ​a​ ​shadow clock


Shadow clocks DO NOT need sunlight

Shadow clocks work no matter the weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Say one morning the Earth suddenly stopped spinning. Would a shadow clock still work?

Yes, because the sun would still move.

No, a​ ​shadow​ ​clock​ ​only​ ​works​ ​because​ ​the​ ​shadow​ ​moves​ ​across​ ​the​ ​dial. No shadow means no time.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Ancient Egyptians break up the two twelve-hour periods?

Into summer and winter

Into weeks

Into day and night

Into Saturday and Sunday

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the shortest shadow of the day at 12:00 pm?

The sun is low in the sky.

The sun is right above the object & high in the sky.

The sun is hidden behind clouds.

The sun is low to the ground.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The sun rises in the...

west
north
south
east

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The sun sets in the...

North
South
East
West

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Morning SHADOWS are in the...

West
East
North
South

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

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