Earth and Space Quiz

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

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Why do we have a leap year every four years?

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True or false: Earth’s orbit around the sun is what causes night and day.

• True

• False

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

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

True or false: all constellations are visible from the Earth each night.

• True

• False

List two observations that would lead you to believe that the Earth rotates on its axis.

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What kind of instrument, developed by Leon Foucault, provides physical evidence that Earth is rotating on its axis?

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Fill in the blank using the word the same as or different than. Other planets, such as Mars and Jupiter, have year-lengths that are ________ the length of a year on Earth.

If it is 9 am in San Francisco, is it also 9 am in New York? Why or why not?

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CCSS.3.MD.A.1

A sundial uses patterns of what to tell time?

• sunny days

• shadows

• clouds

• stars

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CCSS.3.MD.A.1