Earth's Day-Night Cycle Demonstration

Which action should the student do with the objects to demonstrate a complete day-night cycle of Earth?

• Move the moon around Earth once

• Spin the sun in a circle once

• Move Earth around the sun once

• Spin Earth in a circle once

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In the demonstration model, what does the light bulb represent?

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

• Star

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Fill in the blank: To show the day-night cycle, the student should spin the ______ in a circle once.

• Moon

• Sun

• Earth

• Light bulb

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What does the object held in the left hand represent in the demonstration?

• Sun

• Earth

• Moon

• Light

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This is an example of ​ (a)  

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Day
• Night

Label the diagram

a

b

Night

Day

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People in the shaded area of Earth are experiencing .

(a)  

• night
• sundown
• sunrise
• day

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Label the sides of the Earth as day or night.

a

b

day

night

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If Shawn recorded 10 hours of daytime, how many hours of night time would he record?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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What is the primary reason for the occurrence of day and night on Earth?

• The rotation of the Earth on its axis

• The tilt of the Earth's axis

• The revolution of the Earth around the Sun

• The movement of the Moon around the Earth

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