5.9 Space Review

A student did an experiment with a globe and a lamp. He wanted to see what would happen if Earth’s axis of rotation always pointed toward the sun. If he did the experiment correctly, what would he find?

• Earth would stop rotating to cause night and day.

• One pole would always be in darkness, and the other always in the light.

• Earth’s entire northern half would always be in darkness and the southern half always in the light.

• Each pole would be in darkness for about half the year.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes it to get dark at night?

• The Earth revolves around the Sun

• The moon revolves around the Earth

• The Sun's gravitational pull

• The rotation of Earth on its axis

What evidence is there for a day-and-night cycle on Earth?

• The sun rises in the East and sets in the West

• Shadows change unpredictably

• There is a full moon once every 28 days

• The seasons change throughout the year

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

A student placed a stick in the ground and measured the shadow in centimeters each hour starting at 10:00am. Which graph below most likely represents her data?

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Why does this students shadow change throughout the day?

• The moon revolves around the Earth

• Earth's rotation causes the sun to appear to change positions in the sky

• Earth's revolution causes the shadow lengths to change

• The sun moves across the sky

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

When is this student's shadow the shortest?

• Morning and evening

• Morning only

• Noon

• Between noon and evening

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

When is this student's shadow the longest?

• Morning and evening

• Morning only

• Noon

• Between noon and evening

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

According to the table, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT-

• There are fewer than 12 hours of nighttime on June 17.

• There are 13 hours and 15 minutes of daylight on August 11.

• There is more daylight on August 11 than on June 17.

• The hours of daylight and nighttime are the same on March 16.

How are the shadows changing throughout the day?

• Shadows do not change

• Shadows change in both length and direction

• Shadows change in length only

• Shadows change in direction only

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Why do the shadows change throughout the day?

• Earth is rotating on its axis

• The moon revolves around the Earth

• Earth is revolving around the Sun

• The sun moves in the sky throughout the day

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2