Sassafras Astronomy Chapter 10

What causes the Earth to have day and night?

• The Earth rotating around itself

• The Earth orbiting the Sun

• The Sun moving around the Earth

• The Moon blocking the Sun

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What is one day equal to?

• The time the Earth takes to rotate once around its axis

• The time the Earth takes to orbit the Sun

• The time the Moon takes to orbit the Earth

• The time the Sun takes to rise and set

Label the diagram

a

b

Day

Night

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This is an example of a ​ (a)  

• Revolution
• Rotation
• Day
• Night

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Label the sides of the Earth as day or night.

a

b

day

night

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If Shawn recorded 10 hours of daytime, how many hours of night time would he record?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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This is an example of ​ (a)  

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Day
• Night

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Which part of the Earth is receiving the the least direct Sunlight?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Polar Hemisphere

• MidAtlantic Hemisphere

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What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing in this picture?

• summer

• winter

• spring

• fall/autumn

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What is an astronomical unit (A.U.)?

• the time it takes light to travel one year

• the distance between the Earth and the Moon

• the distance between the Earth and the Sun

• the distance between the Earth and the Neptune

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