Explain the Cause of Day and Night Based on the Rotation of Earth on Their Axis

When it is day on one side of the Earth, what is it on the other side of the Earth?

• Summer
• Winter
• Night
• Day

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What happens as Earth rotates?

• The sun appears to rise
• The sun moves across the sky
• The sun appears to set
• All of the above

Which direction does the sun appear to rise in?

• South
• North
• East
• West

As the Earth turns, the Sun moves higher in the sky.

• True
• False

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As Earth continues to rotate and turn, the Sun seems to move as it sets in the ______.

• East
• South
• North
• West

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You are getting ready for school.  On the other side of the world, students are getting ready for _______.

• school
• bed
• breakfast
• lunch

If the earth didn't rotate on its axis.  What natural cycle would this affect?

• seasons
• tides
• day and night
• moon phases

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How does Earth’s rotation cause day and night?

• As Earth rotates toward the east, the sun appears to rise in the west and set in the east.

• As Earth rotates toward the east, the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.

• Earth rotates in a clockwise direction, which makes the sun appear in the sky during the day.

• Earth’s rotation does not cause day and night; its revolution does.

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When it is night on one side of the Earth, what is it on the other side of the Earth?

• night
• day

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Which of the following means to turn on an axis?

• relax
• rotate
• revolve 
• return