Pattern of Earth and Sky

Why don't we see a lot of stars in the daytime?

• They are covered up by the clouds.

• They are very far away from earth.

• The sun blocks out the other stars.

• The sun's brightness overwhelms the brightness of the stars.

Why is the sun up sometimes but not other times?

• The sun sets every day.

• Earth spins once per day.

• The clouds cover the sun.

• The sun spins once per day.

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Why do we see differen stars and different times of year?

• Earth is in different places in orbit during the year.

• Certain stars only come out during different seasons.

• No one wants to look at the stars during the winter.

• Earth spins once per day.

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How does Earth move?

• Earth only spins.

• Earth goes in orbit around the sun.

• Earth spins each day and orbits the sun each year.

• Earth doesn't move.

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What is the effect of Earth's acis tilted at 24 degrees as it rotates?

• It causes gravity.

• It causes weather and gives us our changes in seasons.

• It provides us with more sunlight.

• It helps plants to grow.

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How do different stars appears as we see them from Earth?

• The farther away the stars are from Earth the brighter they appear.

• The closer to Earth the stars are, the smaller they appear.

• The closer to Earth the stars are, the larger they appear.

• All stars look bright no matter how close or far they are to Earth.

If Earth spins, why don't we fall off?

• The atmosphere holds us in.

• Earth spins very slowly.

• Gravity pulls on all objects.

• Earth spins so fast, that the forces hold us in.

Which way is up and which way is down?

• Down is always toward Earth because of Earth's pull due to the force of gravity. Up is always the opposite direction from the ground, away from Earth.

• Down is always the opposite direction of up.

• It depends on where you are.

• Down is always away from Earth because of Earth's pull due to the force of gravity. Down is always the opposite direction from the ground, away from Earth.

TRUE or FALSE Stars are all around Earth and in every direction.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE Stars are like the sun, except they are very tiny.

• TRUE

• FALSE