Earth in Space - Lessons 1-5

What causes day and night on Earth?

• The tilt of the Earth's axis

• The rotation of the Earth

• The orbit of the Earth around the Sun

• The position of the Moon

What does perspective help us understand?

• The size of the Earth

• Different viewpoints

• The distance to the Sun

• The speed of light

Many cultures on Earth have stories related to the __________ to keep track of what we know.

• Sky

• Ocean

• Mountains

• Forests

Why does the North Star appear not to move?

• It is very far away

• Earth's axis is pointed toward it

• It is the brightest star

• It is part of a constellation

Both the Sun and the Moon appear to ‘move’ __________ to __________.

• North to South

• East to West

• South to North

• West to East

Stars move __________ in a circular pattern around the North Star.

• Clockwise

• Randomly

• Counterclockwise

• Straight

What direction does the Earth spin on its axis when looking down on it from the North Pole?

• Clockwise

• Counterclockwise

• Randomly

• Not at all

What is another name for the angle of the Sun?

• Solar angle

• Elevation of the Sun

• Sun's height

• Sun's tilt

When we have higher elevation of the Sun we also have higher __________. (2 answers)

• Temperature

• Concentration of daylight

• Wind speed

• Rainfall

What causes the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere?

• The distance from the Sun

• The tilt of the Earth's axis

• The orbit speed of the Earth

• The position of the Moon