Earth and Sun

What causes nighttime and daytime on Earth?

• the Moon revolving around the Earth

• the Earth rotating around the Sun

• the Earth rotating on its tilted axis

• the Sun rotating on its axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?

• towards

• up

• down

• away

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

One complete rotation of the Earth on its axis takes:

• 24 hours (one day)

• one year

• one hour

Earth isn't standing straight up and down. Instead, it's tilted on its _____

• axis

• equator

• hemisphere

• prime meridian

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Imaginary line through the center of the earth (from the north pole to south pole)

• axis

• orbit

• pole

• tilt

Why is wet sand always cooler than dry sand in the sun? Pick 2.

• Water absorbs the sunlight

• Water reflects the sunlight

• Liquids heat up and cool off the fastest

• Solids heat up and cool off the fastest

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The sun sets in the _____.

• north

• south

• east

• west

When is the sun directly overhead?

• noon

• sunrise

• sunset

• 5 p.m.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

When would you have the longest shadow?

• just as the sun is setting and when it is rising

• middle of the day

• after sunset

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Why is a tree's shadow longer in the winter than in the fall?

• The tree most likely got shorter during the winter after it lost its leaves.

• The Sun is higher in the sky in the winter than in the fall.

• The sun is lower in the sky in the winter than in the fall.

• The Sun’s position in the sky does not change from season to season, so they must have measured incorrectly

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1