An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center at its North and South poles

How long it takes the Earth to rotate on its axis once

Shade cast upon a surface by something blocking light

To travel in a closed path around an object such as the Earth does around the sun

The PATH one object takes as it revolves around another object in space

Apparent Motion

Earth revolves around the sun, but it also makes one complete rotation. How long does it take Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis?

Which of the following represents 12:00 pm (afternoon), at point A?

Which of the following represents 12:00 am (midnight) at point A?

Which of the following is about to experiencing SUNSET?

Which of the following is experiencing SUNRISE?

which statement correctly describes the sun's apparent movement across the sky?

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

Many cultures have different methods to determine the time of day. Which of the following is an ancient tool invented to determine the time of day?

The sun APPEARS to move across the sky, during the day. Which of the following causes shadows to change length throughout the day?

Where would the Sun need to be in this diagram to cause these phases of the moon?

What would the moon look like 15 days after this one?

The image shows how the moon looks during the lunar cycle. The moon will look this way again in about -

About how long does it take for the moon to go from new moon to full moon?

What phase of the moon is shown in the picture?

Which diagram best represents a first quarter moon?

How would the moon appear from point B?

Based on the image, what lunar phase will be visible from Earth next?

Shadows cast by objects change throughout the day. The picture shows the shadow cast by a tree at 3 pm. Which picture shows how the tree's shadow most likely looked at 9 am? (5.8C)

Las sombras proyectadas por los objetos cambian a lo largo del día. La imagen muestra la sombra proyectada por un árbol a las 3 de la tarde. ¿Qué imagen muestra el aspecto más probable de la sombra del árbol a las 9 de la mañana? (5.8C)

A student draws diagrams of her house and the location of the sun in the sky. Which diagram does not correctly represent the location of the sun at the time indicated? (5.8C)

Una estudiante dibuja diagramas de su casa y de la posición del sol en el cielo. ¿Qué diagrama no representa correctamente la posición del sol a la hora indicada? (5.8C)

The TILT of the Earth's axis and the revolution around the sun causes which of the following to happen?

La inclinación de la Tierra en su eje y la revolución alrededor del sol causa que pase que?

What moon phase is shown in the picture?

Que fase de la luna esta mostrada en la foto?

When the sun gets higher in the sky, shadows get ______.

When the sun gets lower in the sky, shadows get______.

Shadows are longest during _______.

The sun appears to __________.

When was this picture most likely taken?

(Hint: think about the shadow's length)

Choose the largest planet in our solar system.

Choose the third planet in the solar system.

Name the star closest to Earth.

Choose the planet closest to the sun.

What happens when sugar dissolves in water?

A cook uses the ingredients listed below to prepare a meal.

Which table correctly shows the physical properties of these ingredients when placed in hot water?

A student stirs 15 grams of each substance listed below into 200 milliliters of water to form four different mixtures. The student then tries to separate the water from each mixture by pouring the mixture through a kitchen tea strainer. Which mixture can the student separate most easily with the strainer?

Which is NOT true about light?

The science class conducts an experiment with swings of different length. Their results are below. What conclusion did they reach?

Which example below shows what will happen to light when it strikes a mirror?

Fran measured the bounce height of the same ball and recorded her results in the chart below. What did Fran most likely change in the experiment?

In which circuit below is Bulb A on, but Bulb B is off?

Many people ride a bicycle for fun and exercise. Some people ride a bicycle to work because it saves money and benefits the environment by reducing the use of fossil fuels. Which of these is not an example of the bicycle using mechanical energy?

An energy company wants to build a hydroelectric power plant. Which of these characteristics of an area is most important to the development of a hydroelectric power plant?

Some characteristics of objects in the solar system are listed here. Which of the listed characteristics describe both Earth and the moon?

The diagram shows a fish being viewed from above the water. The fish appears to be closer to the surface than it really is. What causes this difference?

Which process would probably create the most rapid change in Earth's surface?

In the water cycle, the Sun's energy is directly responsible for causing the process at location---

What is one difference between weather and climate?