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Earth and Space

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  • To rotate means...
    to spin
    to be dizzy
    to run
    to go around another object
  • These two things about shadows change over the course of a day:
    temperature and distance
    darkness and brightness
    Sun and Earth
    length and direction
  • What causes us to experience day and night?
    Earth's rotation on its axis.
    Earth's revolution around the sun.
    The tilt of the Earth.
    The length of the shadows.
  • We can see different constellations every...
    Season
    Minute
    Year
    Day
  • We have the most hours of daylight in the...
    summer
    spring
    fall
    winter
  • What is a group of stars the forms a picture called?
    Constellation
    Gravity
    Rotation
    Revolution
  • Earth's revolution (orbit) around the sun causes...
    day and night
    shadows to be longer in the morning and at night
    storms
    different constellations to be visible in different seasons
  • Shadows are longest in the...
    summer
    spring
    fall
    winter
  • Every day shadows go through the same pattern. What is that pattern?
    Long in the morning, short at noon, long in the evening
    Long in the morning and shorter as the day goes on
    Short in the morning and longer as the day goes on
    Short in the morning, long at noon, short in the evening
  • How long does it take the Earth to make one full rotation?
    2 weeks
    12 months
    30 days
    24 hours
  • How long does it take the Earth to fully revolve around (orbit) the sun?
    2 years
    365 days
    1 day
    28 days
  • The Earth _______ around the Sun.
    Constellation
    Revolves
    Rotates
    Spins