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Question 1

What causes day and night?

Accepted Answer

Earth's rotation on its axis

Answer

Earth's orbit around the sun

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the sun's rotation

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the moon's shadow

Question 2

What time of day does this picture represent? HINT: There is a long shadow to the west of Izzy.

Accepted Answer

morning

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noon

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night

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evening

Question 3

Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?

Accepted Answer

Earth's rotation on its axis

Answer

Earth's orbit around the sun

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the sun's rotation

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movement of the stars

Question 4

How long does it take for the Earth to do one rotation on its axis?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

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60 seconds

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365 days

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1 light year

Question 5

How long does it take the Earth to orbit around the sun?

Accepted Answer

365.25 days

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325.0 days

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1 month

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24 hours

Question 6

What causes different constellations to be visible from Earth at different times of year?

Accepted Answer

Earth's orbit around the sun

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Earth's rotation on its axis

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movement of the stars

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none of these

Question 7

How long does it take the Earth to make one rotation on its axis?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Answer

365.25 days

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28 days

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12 hours

Question 8

What time of the day will your shadow be the shortest?

Accepted Answer

12:00 pm (noon)

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9:00 am

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3:00 pm

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5:00 pm

Question 9

The words rotate and revolve have the same meaning when describing the motion of planets.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 10

The movement of Earth around the Sun once every 365.25 days is called

Accepted Answer

Revolution

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Rotation

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Inertia

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Gravity

Question 11

The movement of Earth as it takes 24 hours to spin on its axis is called

Accepted Answer

Rotation

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Revolution

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Inertia

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Gravity

Question 12

The diagram shows the sun and planets A B and C . The planets are moving through space. Each planet follows a path around the Sun called an orbit or revolution. Each planet spins around an imaginary line through its center called an axis. The earths axis is tilted at 23.4 degrees. Which sentence best describes how the planets revolve?

Accepted Answer

Each planet revolves around the sun in a path called an orbit

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The planets in our solar system are moving through space

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Each planet spins on an axis

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Earth's axis is tilted

Question 13

Which statement about the Earth's rotation and revolution is correct ?

Accepted Answer

It takes longer for the Earth to revolve around the sun than it does to rotate on its axis

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It takes the Earth longer to rotate on its axis than revolve around the sun

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It takes longer for the Earth to orbit around its axis than rotate around the sun

Question 14

an imaginary line that an object spins or revolves around

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axis

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equator

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hemisphere

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latitude

Question 15

a force that exists between any two objects that have mass

Accepted Answer

Gravity

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Revolution

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Rotation

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Energy

Question 16

The tilt of the earth is what gives us the ___

Accepted Answer

Seasons

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Oceans

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Months

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Date

Question 17

The Moon orbits around Earth about once every

Accepted Answer

29 Days (One Month)

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24 Hours

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365 1/4 Days (One Year)

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1 Day

Question 18

Which of the following lists the Earth, Sun, and Moon in order of size, from largest to smallest?

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Sun, Earth, and Moon

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Earth, Sun, and Moon

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Earth, Moon, and Sun

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Sun, Moon, and Earth

Question 19

7. Does the sun appear to rise in the east or the west?

Accepted Answer

east

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west

Question 20

9. Does your shadow appear longer at sunrise or at noon?

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sunrise

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noon

Question 21

The earth orbits around...

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the sun.

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the moon

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other planets

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the Milky Way

Question 22

The Sun goes around the Earth.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 23

When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

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Summer

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Winter

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Spring

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Fall

Question 24

As the Earth travels around the Sun, it creates a pattern that makes _____

Accepted Answer

the seasons

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the months

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the years

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day and night

Question 25

Earth is tilted as it revolves around the sun which gives us seasons. Which season would it be in North America at letter D?

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Winter

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Summer

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Spring

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Fall

Question 26

A person standing in Texas notices the sun is rising. At the same moment, a person in Japan sees that the sun has just set. Which statement correctly describes how it can be sunrise and sunset at the same moment?

Accepted Answer

Earth's rotation on its axis enables part of the Earth to have sunlight while the other part is in darkness.

Answer

The sun's rotation around Earth enables part of Earth to have sunlight while the other part is in darkness.

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The sun has moved from one location to the other during the course of a day.

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Earth has circles around the sun during the course of a day.

Question 27

Earth's rotation causes the day and night cycle. It also causes -

Accepted Answer

the sun to appear to move

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the sun to remain in orbit

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the sun to orbit Earth

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all of the above

Question 28

A student looks outside and observes the sun in the western sky. Which of the following times could it be?

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Sunset

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Sunrise

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Noon

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Midnight

Question 29

In an activity, students make a sundial. the sundial uses the sun to tell the approximate time of day.

How is the possible?

Accepted Answer

The position of the sun appears to change during the day because Earth rotates.

Answer

The sun moves across the sky each day because it spins around Earth.

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The sundial measures the distance from Earth to the sun as it moves across the sky.

Answer

Earth moves around the sun each day, causing the sun to appear to move across the sky.

Question 30

Which position shows where the sun would most likely be at 12:00 P.M. ?

Accepted Answer

Position B

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Position A

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Position C

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Answer is not here

Question 31

The reason planets orbit stars and moons orbit planets is

Accepted Answer

gravity or gravitational pull

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magnetism

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space is big

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Mr. Scott makes them

Question 32

The star at the center of our solar system.

Accepted Answer

Sun

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moon

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orbit

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axis

Question 33

The Sun, Earth, and the Moon share the same similarities in their

Accepted Answer

Shape (Sphere)

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Color

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Size

Question 34

Shadows cast by objects changes throughout the day. The picture shows the shadow cast by a tree at 3:00 P.M.

which picture shows how the tree's shadow most likely looked at 9:00 A.M?

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

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D.

Question 35

the word ancient cultures created to describe objects in the sky

Accepted Answer

celestial

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navigation

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moonset

Question 36

the process of following directions to get from one place to another

Accepted Answer

navigation

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moonset

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sunset

Question 37

the apparent boundary between Earth and the sky

Accepted Answer

horizon

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sun

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moon

Question 38

everything beyond Earths atmosphere

Accepted Answer

outerspace

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celestial

Answer

moonset

Question 39

an imaginary line that an object (such as Earth rotates around)

Accepted Answer

axis

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counterclockwise

Answer

sunset

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