6. Why do you think these are the summer months? Support your answer to Question 5 with reasoning.
Question 7
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Question 8
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8. Why can’t you see the constellation Orion during the summer? Support your answer with reasoning.
Question 9
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9. Draw arrows to show which direction gravity will pull each person.
Question 10
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10. These two photographs of the same dog were taken in two different seasons. Which photograph, A or B, was taken during winter? Why do you think this? Support your answer with reasoning
Question 11
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11. Sometimes people make simple drawings of our Solar System like this one below. But now that you know more about the planets, what details does this drawing leave out?
Question 12
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12. The picture on the right shows the same person jumping as high as they can on two imaginary planets, Creon and Grumpia. Which planet has more gravity? Support your answer with reasoning.
Question 13
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13. The image below shows a solar system with one star (on the left) and five planets. Which of these planets are located in the habitable zone? How do you know? Support your answer with reasoning.
1. If the Earth were to spin around its axis twice as fast as it does right now, what would happen?
a. The day would be twice as long and the night would be half as long.
b. The day would be half as long and the night would be twice as long.
c. The day would be twice as long and the night would be twice as long.
d. The day would be half as long and the night would be half as long.
2. Look at the image on the right. If the Sun is in this position in the sky, what time is it most likely?
a. 9:00 am
b. 11:00 am
c. 3:00 pm
d. 9:00 pm
3. The image on the right shows the path of the Sun across the sky during different seasons when viewed from the Earth. Which season does each path represent?
a. 1 = summer, 2 = winter, 3 = spring and fall
b. 1 = summer, 2 = spring and fall, 3 = winter
c. 1 = winter, 2 = summer, 3 = spring and fall
d. 1 = winter, 2 = spring and fall, 3 = summer
4. The Moon appears to change shape during the month because _____________.
a. different parts of the Moon light up at different times.
b. the Earth’s shadow moves across the Moon.
c. the Moon orbits the Earth so the angle of the Sun’s reflection changes.
d. the Moon is spinning so the Sun shines on different parts.
5. This graph shows the average number of daylight hours during each month of the year in San Francisco, California. (San Francisco is in the Northern Hemisphere.) Which months in the graph are the summer months?
a. Months B, C, and D.
b. Months E, F, and G.
c. Months H, I, and J.
d. Months K, L, and A.
7. You look up at the night sky and see the constellation Scorpius. What season is it?