Night and Day

What does the rotation of the Earth cause us to experience?

• seasons

• year

• day & night

• eclipse

What causes day and night?

• Earth orbiting the sun

• Earth rotating on its axis

• Earth rotation around the moon

• The sun going up and down

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• Rotation

• Compass

• Sundail

• Movement

Period during rotation when Earth is facing the Sun and it is lighted

• rotation

• day

• night

• shadow

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Period during Earth's rotation when Earth faces away from the Sun and it is dark

• day

• night

• shadow

• stars

One rotation of Earth is equal to

• a day.

• a year.

How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its' axis once? 

• month

• year (365 days) 

• day (24 hours) 

When is it day?

• When our part of the Earth faces away from the sun.

• When our part of Earth is under the sun.

• When our part of Earth is close to the sun.

• When our part of the Earth faces the sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When one side of the Earth faces the sun, it is _________?

• Night-time

• Cold

• Afternoon

• Day-time

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

True or false, when one side of the Earth is having day-time the other side of the Earth does not receive sunlight?

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