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WorksheetsApparent Motion of the Sun
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The sun appears to...
a)
Rise in the East
b)
Rise in the West
c)
Rise in the North
d)
Rise in the South
2.
The sun appears to...
a)
Set in the East
b)
Set in the West
c)
Set in the North
d)
Set in the South
3.
The sun appears to move across the sky because
a)
It is rising and falling
b)
The sun revolves around the Earth
c)
The Earth revolves around the sun
d)
The Earth rotates on its axis
4.
The diagram shows the shadow from the stick correctly
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Shadow 3 matches up with the sun in which location
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
6.
Shadow 2 matches up with the sun in which location
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
7.
Which shadow should be the longest?...the diagram does not show it correctly
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
8.
Which shadow should be the shortest? (The diagram does not show it correctly)
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
9.
The solar system model matches up with which landscape picture?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
The solar system model matches up with which landscape picture?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
The solar system model matches up with which landscape picture?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
12.
The solar system model matches up with which landscape picture?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.
The person on the planet would see
a)
Nighttime
b)
Sunrise (morning)
c)
Afternoon (noon)
d)
Sunset (evening)
14.
The person on the planet would see
a)
Nighttime
b)
Sunrise (morning)
c)
Afternoon (noon)
d)
Sunset (evening)
15.
The person on the planet would see
a)
Nighttime
b)
Sunrise (morning)
c)
Afternoon (noon)
d)
Sunset (evening)
16.
The person on the planet would see
a)
Nighttime
b)
Sunrise (morning)
c)
Afternoon (noon)
d)
Sunset (evening)
17.
Observations during an experiment are...
a)
Factual Evidence
b)
Not evidence
c)
Evidence from opinions
d)
Evidence from personal feelings
18.
In science we answer questions using...
a)
Evidence from the actual system only
b)
Evidence from models of systems only
c)
Evidence from models of systems AND evidence from the actual system
19.
The investigation we performed using this computer simulation was...
a)
An experiment because we made observations from a model of a system
b)
Not an experiment because we made observations from a model of a system
20.
This investigation we performed using this computer simulation was...
a)
The actual system
b)
A model of the actual system
21.
What energy is in the represented in the model of the system?
a)
Solar
b)
Nuclear
c)
Thermal
d)
All choices
22.
What is the energy output for the sun system that travels to Earth and the moon?
a)
Solar
b)
Thermal
c)
Electrical
d)
All choices
23.
What energy output from the sun system becomes an energy input for the Earth system?
a)
Solar
b)
Thermal
c)
Electrical
d)
All choices
24.
Do different systems interact with one another?
a)
Yes
b)
No
25.
The sun's solar energy becomes the Earth's thermal energy. This statement is...
a)
Energy transfer
b)
Energy transformation
c)
Both an energy transfer AND an energy transformation
26.
The Earth rotates on its axis once per
a)
hour
b)
month
c)
day
d)
year
27.
Energy transfers are...
a)
When energy moves from one system to another system
b)
When one type of energy changes into another (different) type of system
28.
Energy transformations are...
a)
When energy moves from one system to another system
b)
When one type of energy changes into another (different) type of system
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