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Worksheets5th Patterns and Movements of Earth, Sun and Stars (5th)
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 28mins
This is a photo of the constellation Orion. Orion can be seen from most places in the world at some point during the year. Orion is not seen from the same place all year long because
the Earth orbits the Sun, changing the night view from Earth.
the Earth rotates, making Orion visible during the day from some places and during the night from others.
Orion orbits the Sun, changing its position relative to the Earth.
Orion orbits the Earth like the Moon does.
Which time of day would a tree's shadow be the longest?
when the Sun is at its highest position overhead
mid-afternoon
mid-morning
when the Sun is about to go down
What makes the daytime sky bright?
the Sun
the Moon
the planets
the stars
Jerome lives in Indiana, and when he looks up at the sky he can see the Sun. Michele lives in Beijing, which is on the opposite side of the planet. What will the sky look like to Michele, if she looks up at the same time and there are no clouds?
It will be dark, and the Sun will be out.
It will be dark, and there will be no Sun.
It will be bright, and there will be no Sun.
It will be bright, and the Sun will be out.
Charlie looks into the sky with his telescope. One of the stars he sees is a small dot of light named Vega. Vega is about twice as wide as the Sun. Why does Vega look so much smaller than the Sun?
Its height is much smaller.
It is much farther away.
It doesn't give off as much light.
It isn't as hot.
Samantha measures the length of her shadow on the playground at different times of day. She records her data above. Which of the following best explains Samantha's results?
The Sun gets closer to the Earth later in the morning.
The Earth and the Sun stay in the same position all morning.
Samantha grows taller through the morning.
The Sun moves higher in the sky as the Earth rotates.
Kyle was riding in the car at night. He noticed that the headlights of other cars seemed to get larger as they came closer to him. How are the headlights of the cars similar to the stars and the Sun?
The Sun appears smaller because it is closer to Earth.
The Sun is larger than all of the other stars in the galaxy.
The Sun is smaller than all of the other stars in the galaxy.
The Sun appears larger because it is closer to Earth.
An astronomer is studying two stars that have about the same size and brightness. From the Earth, one of the stars appears very bright in the night sky. The other star appears very faint and dim. Why does one star appear to be brighter than the other?
The Earth is moving toward the brighter star.
The Earth is farther from the brighter star.
The Earth is closer to the brighter star.
The Earth is moving toward the dimmer star.
While at summer camp, Susan noticed a triangle pattern of bright stars straight up in the sky every night. One day in late fall Susan looked for the triangle of stars in the sky but she could not find it. What is the most likely reason that she couldn't find the same pattern of stars?
Different patterns of stars can be seen in different seasons.
The same patterns of stars can always be seen throughout the year.
The stars that made up the pattern had all burnt out.
The stars are always changing their positions to form new patterns.
What time of day are shadows the smallest?
when the Sun is at its highest position overhead
when the Sun is about to go down
mid-afternoon
mid-morning
How is the Sun different from all other stars?
The Sun is hotter than all other stars.
The Sun is closer than all other stars.
The Sun is larger than all other stars.
The Sun is brighter than all other stars.
In the morning, Rafael notices that the Sun appears on one side of the sky. In the evening, he notices that the Sun appears to be on the other side of the sky. However, in class, Rafael learned that the Sun does not actually move across the sky from one side to another. Why does it appear that the Sun starts the day on one side of the sky and ends the day on the other?
The Sun spins.
The Earth spins.
The Sun moves around the Earth.
The Earth has two Suns.
All of the stars in the sky, except for one, are so far away that they look like small points of light. The one star that does not appear as a small point of light is called _______.
Andromeda
the Sun
Venus
Mercury
Complete the statement: Stars appear to move because _________
the moon changes position in the sky.
the Sun orbits the Earth.
the moon moves with the stars.
the Earth is rotating on its axis.
Stars appear to move in the sky. Why does this happen?
Earth rotates on its axis and Earth orbits the Sun.
Earth rotates on its axis and Earth orbits the moon.
Stars rise in the east and set in the west.
Stars orbit the Earth.
There are many billions of stars in the Universe. Some of these stars are much, much larger than the Sun. Why don't stars that are larger than the Sun completely light up the Earth's sky?
These stars are colder than the Sun.
These stars don't give off as much light as the Sun.
These stars are dark on the side that faces the Earth.
These stars are much farther away than the Sun is.
A pattern of stars that has been named is called a constellation. Late at night, Carolyn saw the constellation named Leo, the lion, in the eastern part of the sky. A drawing of Leo is shown above. Early the next morning before sunrise, Carolyn saw the same constellation in the western part of the sky. How could she see the same constellation in a different part of the sky?
The stars appear to move because the Earth rotates on its axis.
There is more than one set of stars in the same pattern as Leo.
The stars move in different directions every night.
The stars revolve around the Earth once each month.
It is nighttime where Candice lives, so_____
she will not be able to see the Sun in the sky.
she will be able to see both the Sun and the Moon in the sky.
she will be able to see the Sun in the sky.
she will be able to see half of the Sun in the sky.
Select the correct Sun position. Which position would the Sun need to be in to make the groundhog's shadow look the way it does in the picture?
A
B
C
D
The Sun is a star. Scientists have explained that the reason the Sun looks larger than other stars is that the Earth is much closer to the Sun than to other stars. Lena has noticed some of the stars in the night sky look smaller than others. What is the best prediction that Lena could make about the stars?
The stars that look smallest are closest to the Earth.
The stars that look largest are closest to the Earth.
All stars are the same distance from the Earth.
The stars that look largest are moving toward the Earth.
An object's shadow changes size and location as the Earth rotates and causes the Sun to appear to move across the sky. Look at the picture above. An arrow is casting a shadow on the ground. If the Sun is the light source that is causing the arrow's shadow, which of the following is the most likely position of the Sun?
position X
position Y
position Z
position W
Select the correct location on the diagram. The diagram above shows Earth and the Sun. At which point on Earth is it most likely daytime?
A
B
C
D
Select the correct Sun position. Which position would the Sun need to be in to make the shadow of the box look the way it does in the picture?
A
B
C
D
Compared to the other stars in the galaxy, the Sun is an average sized star. Why does the Sun appear larger than other stars?
The Sun is colder than all of the other stars.
The Sun is the closest star to the Earth.
The Sun is dimmer than all of the other stars.
The Sun is the farthest star from the Earth.
A pattern of stars that has been named is called a constellation. One winter evening, Jason found the star called Sirius in the constellation called Canis Major. Canis Major If Jason came outside again a few hours later, what would the stars in Canis Major look like?
The pattern would be smaller because the stars moved closer together.
The pattern of stars would appear to be in the same place in the sky.
The pattern of stars would appear to have moved together across the sky.
The pattern would change because each star would have moved in a different direction.
Colin was driving to a football field. The stadium lights at the field are large and very bright. When Colin was still far away from the field, he could see the stadium lights, but they appeared very small. How are the lights at the stadium similar to stars in the sky?
Stars appear to be small because they are very far away.
Stars appear large because they are very far away.
Stars actually grow bigger as you move closer to them.
Select the correct location on the diagram. The diagram above shows Earth and the Sun. At which point on Earth is it most likely nighttime?
A
B
C
D
Shadows are _______ in the evening than they are at midday.
lighter
longer
shorter
darker
