Patterns of Earth and Sky Chapter 3 Review

Jorge claims that the gravitational force of Earth always pulls objects toward the center of the Earth. Which of the following demonstrations would provide the best evidence to support his claim?

• dropping objects from many different heights and recording the time it takes them to fall

• weighing many different objects at different places on Earth to show the effects of gravity

• throwing a variety of objects into the air at many different angles and sketching how they fall

• dropping objects in many locations while standing on level ground and steep hillsides and sketching how they fall

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Use the information and your knowledge of science to answer the question. Observers on Earth see different star constellations depending on the time of year. Select the constellation on the star diagram that will most likely be visible in May.

• Virgo

• Cancer

• Capricornus

• Aries

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Xenia learned about the constellation Orion in school. Orion looks like a hunter with a belt, and its stars are some of the brightest in the sky. On a camping trip this summer, Xenia stayed awake until it was completely dark out and looked for Orion in the sky, but she could not see it. What is the best explanation for why Xenia was unable to see Orion in the sky?

• The light from the campfire created too much light and made it difficult to see Orion.

• Orion is a summer constellation, but it is one of the few constellations that can only be seen during the daytime.

• Orion is a winter constellation and cannot be seen in the sky in the summer because of where Earth is in its orbit around the sun.

• The brightness of the Sun made it difficult to look up into the sky to see Orion.

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Students observed the night sky. They collected data about different constellations they saw in September, January, and May. The graph below shows the constellations they observed. September Constellations: Capricornus, Cygnus, Delphinus January Constellations: Orion, Pictor, Taurus May Constellations: Crux, Musca, Virgo Which question are the students most likely trying to answer?

• Which stars are the closest to Earth?

• How many stars can we see at night?

• Can we see stars during the daytime?

• Do we see the same stars year-round?

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A student wanted to model for the class how people on Earth can see the Sun during the daytime and the stars at night. Which demonstration best shows what the student wants to model?

• The student can point a flashlight at a basketball and turn it off and on in a repeated pattern.

• The student can point a lit flashlight at a basketball and walk around the basketball while still pointing at the basketball.

• The student can place a lit flashlight on a desk, mark a basketball with an x, then spin the basketball on her finger.

• The student can place a lit flashlight on a desk and walk around the flashlight with the basketball.

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The diagram below shows the path of the sun as it moves across the sky during different seasons. In which season would the person living in the house see the longest shadow being cast by the sun?

• fall

• spring

• winter

• summer

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Use the diagram below and your knowledge of Science to answer the following question: Is there a pattern that you notice about the months when the constellations are most visible in the night sky?

• Yes, every 6 months

• Yes, every 2 months

• Yes, every 3 months

• There is no pattern

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Use the information and your knowledge of science to answer the question: Observers on Earth see different star constellations depending on the time of year. The arrows on the diagram point to the part of the sky that is visible overhead for observers on Earth at different times of the year. Select the constellation on the star diagram that will most likely be visible in April.

• Virgo

• Cancer

• Capricornus

• Aries

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In class students had to use a basketball and tennis ball to explain how day and night occur. In order to accurately model the cause of day and night on earth, students must ___ the ___ ___.

• rotate, tennis ball, on its axis

• rotate, basketball, around the tennis ball

• spin, tennis ball, around the basketball

• move, basketball, in a circle

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What are the three constellations that appear on the artifact?

• Orion, Leo, Pegasus

• Orion, Pegasus, Scorpius

• Pegasus, Orion, Cetus

• Pegasus, Virgo, Orion