Solar System and Stars

Jacob woke up early to watch the sun rise. He observes it in the eastern sky. At lunchtime he notices the Sun is now high in the sky. After dinner he sees that it is now in the western sky. What caused the change in the sun's position in the sky?

• The Earth's revolution around the Sun

• The Moon's rotation around the Earth

• The Sun's revolution around the Earth

• The rotation of the Earth on it's axis

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What keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?

• gravity

• friction

• density

• acceleration

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How do you know the Earth is moving around the Sun?

• The seasons change each year

• You can feel the Earth's movement

• You are moving with the Earth

• The stars move around the Earth

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Mrs. Silver uses a model of the planets to teach her students about the planets in the solar system. Why is the model a useful tool for her to use to teach her students?

• Mrs. Silver likes to show off her artistic abilities

• Students will have a better understanding of the planets in our solar system, and Earth's position

• Students get to make their own model

• All of the above

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How are the moon's rotation and revolution alike?

• It's the same, there is no difference

• They both take about the same amount of time, which is four weeks

• It travels through space, on an orbit, and moves around the sun

• The rotation and revolution are alike because they both involve spinning

Keisha wants to show Amy what happens during one Earth day. Keisha holds a small globe representing Earth, and Amy holds a large ball representing the Sun. What should Keisha do to show Amy what happens during one Earth day?

• Keisha should move the globe in one complete circle around Amy

• Keisha should slowly lift the globe above her head and then lower it

• Keisha should slowly spin the globe one complete time about its axis

• Keisha should move the globe toward Amy and then away from her

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Which of the following statements about Earth's movement is true?

• It revolves once about every 30 days

• It Earth revolves once in 12 hours

• It rotates once in 24 hours

• It rotates once every 365 days

Without looking directly at it, Angel observed the position of the Sun. For one day, she noted where it was in the sky each hour from morning to evening. The position of the Sun in the sky changed throughout the day, and it was no longer visible in the evening. Which of these explains Angel's observations?

• The Sun moves around the Earth once each day

• The Sun moves away from Earth at night and returns each day

• The Earth turns away from the Sun at night, and then back the other way toward the sun each day

• The Sun appears to move across our sky each day, but actually it is the Earth's rotation that makes it look that way

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What remains the same even as Earth revolves around the Sun?

• the earth stays tilted

• the temperature outside

• the season

• the amount of daylight

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State what happens when Earth revolves:

• it moves around Mars

• It moves around the Milky Way

• it travels through space and moves around the sun

• it travels into another galaxy