Apparent Movement of the Sun

Sunsets in which direction (a)  

• north

• east

• south

• west

Day and night; the rising and setting of objects in the sky, looks like is moving but is not.

• day/night cycle

• apparent movement

• shadow

• axis

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A teacher shows her student a picture of a rooster crowing as the sun is rising. She asks her students to describe the position of the sun and rotation associated with this movement. Which of the following is the correct explanation?

• The sun rises in the west due to the rotation of the Earth

• The sun rises in the east due to the rotation of the Earth

• The sun rises in the west due to the rotation of the Sun

• The sun rises in the east due to the rotation of the Sun

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The Sun appears to move across the sky during the day. Which model below presents the most accurate explanation for the apparent movement of the Sun across the sky as shown above?

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the cycle is caused by the rotation of the Earth on it's axis; during this cycle it appears as thought the Sun moves across the sky and we experience day and night

• apparent movement

• shadow

• day/night cycle

• axis

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A dark area that forms when an object blocks light. Low in the sky = Long shadow, High in the sky = Shortest shadow

• shadow

• rotation

• apparent movement

• orbit

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dawn; when the sun shows above the horizon in the east (early morning)

• axis

• rotation

• sunrise

• orbit

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when the sun appears to fall below the horizon in the west (West time to rest)

• sunset

• sunrise

• axis

• orbit

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A teacher asks students to explain what they observe in the picture below. Four student explanations are shown in the box. Which of the students gave a correct explanation?

• Student 1 only

• Student 2 and 4 only

• Student 2 only

• Student 1 and 3 only

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A teacher asks students to explain what they see in this picture. Which of the students gave a correct explanation?

• The picture shows the location of the sun at noon

• The shows the setting of the sun in less than 6 hours

• The picture shows the rising of the sun in the morning

• The picture shows the location of the sun at 10 A.M.

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