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Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 8mins
to travel a curved or elliptical path around an object
revolution
rotation
orbit
spin
the spin or turn
(a)
the path of one object around another object
sidewalk
line
rotation
orbit
the science of studying all celestial objects outside our atmosphere including planets, starts and comets etc
(a)
the time of day when the sun is highest in the sky and shadows are the shortest
sunrise
dinner
solar noon
sunset
Sun's diameter
1,390,980 km
2,400,000 km
1,392,000 km
3,392,000 km
the earths diameter
13,756 km
12,756 km
12,755 km
12,750 km
distance from sun to earth
(a)
Earth's across Sun
109
45
321
400
Moon's across the Earth
7
3
4
1
Moon's diameter
3555 km
3554 km
3455 km
3500 km
Distance from Earth to Moon
384,500 km
384,000 km
384,001 km
375,000 km
Shadows are shortest of all
summer
winter
June at Solar Noon
fall
Shadows are shortest each day
sunrise
Solar Noon
sunset
noon
Shadows are longest of all
sunset
December at Sunrise/Sunset
summer
sunrise
Shadows are longest during this time of day
noon
sunset
sunrise
Sunrise/Sunset
What shape does the earth's path look like?
(a)
Where are shadows the longest?
(a)
What is the highest the sun can be in the sky?
(a)
Why are shadows shortest in summer?
the earth is closest to the moon
The earth is farthest away from the sun in its orbit.
the earth is farthest from the moon
the earth in closer to sun the sun
How many earths away is the moon
20 earths away
30 earth diameters away
15 earth away
Moon's revolution around Earth
1 month
1 week
1 day
Earth's rotation
(a)
Earth's orbit around the sun
(a)
