A student wants to use a spinning basketball to model the day-and-night cycle on Earth. What should the student do in order to best model the cause of the day-and-night cycle?

Shine a bright light on one side of the ball

Spin the ball in different directions

Tilt the ball while it is spinning

Paint one half of the ball black and the other half white

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

The equator always receives direct sunlight.

The equator rotates slower than the poles

The equator remains the same distance from the sun.

Why do globes lean sideways?

To demonstrate the tilt of Earth's axis.

To demonstrate the effects of gravity.

The model shows Earth in several positions relative to the sun. In which position is it winter in North America?

Position 4, because North America is tilted away from the sun

Position 1, because North America receives the most direct sun

Position 2, because North America is tilted toward the sun

Position 3, because North America is parallel to the sun

A student draws the model shown. Which of these best compares the conditions at Location X and Location Y?

There are more hours of daylight at Location X than at Location Y.

Is is day at Location X and night at Location Y.

It is winter at Location X and summer at Location Y.

The moon is brighter when viewed from Location X than when viewed from Location Y.

Earth would not have seasons if it --

took an additional month to orbit the sun

revolved around the sun in the opposite direction

8.7A - Day/Night & Seasons

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Seasons

The Earth to be tilted

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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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8.7A - Day/Night & Seasons

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What is the line running down the center of Earth called?

Period of 24 hours or the time it takes Earth to make one complete spin on its axis

As the Earth rotates, the part of the Earth facing the sun has ________.

As the Earth rotates, the part of the Earth facing away from the sun has ________.

Earth is tilted on its _______.

Rotation causes ___________.

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

Which part of Earth is experiencing night?

If the earth rotated slower, how would that affect the length of the day?

The diagram shows the Earth's movement around its' axis. What is this diagram demonstrating?

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