What Causes Day and Night?

What do we call the time when the sun rises?

• Morning

• Evening

• Noon

• Night

It takes 24 hours for Earth to _____ one time.

• rotate

• revolve

• tilt

• spin

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When it is daytime in one part of the Earth, what is it in the opposite part?

• Daytime

• Twilight

• Nighttime

• Dawn

What is the axis of the Earth?

• An imaginary line that the Earth rotates around.

• A physical line that divides the Earth into hemispheres.

• The path that the Earth takes around the Sun.

• A geographical feature that marks the equator.

How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?

• Six months

• One year

• Two years

• Three months

The umbrella's shadow shows that it is ______ .

• afternoon

• evening

• morning

• night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

• Rotation is moving around another object; revolution is spinning on an axis.

• Rotation is spinning on an axis; revolution is moving around another object.

• Rotation is the same as revolution; both refer to circular motion.

• Rotation refers to the movement of an object in a straight line; revolution refers to circular motion.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What time of day is it when the sun is highest in the sky?

• Morning

• Noon

• Evening

• Midnight

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

What causes day and night?

• The rotation of the Earth on its axis.

• The revolution of the Earth around the Sun.

• The tilt of the Earth's axis.

• The gravitational pull of the Moon.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the term for the movement of the Earth around the sun?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbiting

• Translation