Day & Night Cycle

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Which picture was taken at 9:00 A.M.?

Determine which side of the Earth is day time and which side is night time?

Label each model with the correct terms.

rotation
orbit

The sun appears to change position, or move across the sky, during daylight hours. Which of the following causes shadows to change length throughout the day?

Earth's rotation

Earth's revolution

Sun's revolution

Earth's orbit

Which of the following would be the best example to explain Earth's rotation?

Funnel

Merry-go-round

Doorknob

Swing

What causes the cycle of day and night on Earth?

Earth's orbit around the Sun

Moon's rotation on its axis

Sun's rotation on its axis

Earth's rotation on its axis

What is the appearance of the Sun's movement across the sky due to?

Earth's rotation

Sun's rotation

Moon's movement around Earth

Sun's movement around Earth

Does the Sun actually move across our sky from east to west?

Yes, because of the Sun's movement

No, it moves from west to east

Yes, because of Earth's movement around the Sun

No, it just appears to because of Earth's rotation

If Earth stopped rotating on its axis, what would happen to the day/night cycle?

Days would be longer

It would reverse

Nights would be longer

It would cease

Match the events to the correct time of day.

Sun is overhead
Sun sets
Sun rises
Stars visible

Mid-day
Morning
Evening
Night

Categorize these natural phenomena according to the Earth's rotation.

Day and Night cycle
Apparent movement of the sun
Moon phases
Seasons

Effect of Earth's rotation
Not an effect of Earth's rotation

Assign each event to the direction it happens in.

Polaris (North star) appears stationary
Sunset
Sunrise
Noon Sun's position

North
South
West
East

Classify these phenomena as occurrences during day, night, or both.

Starlight
Moon visibility
Sunlight
Atmosphere's existence

Both
Day
Night

What does a sundial measure?

Distance

Wind speed

Temperature

Time

How does a sundial tell time?

The sun's reflection on the dial

The shadow moves with the Sun's position

The sundial vibrates

The sundial spins

Why does a sundial not work at night?

It's too cold for it to work

The moon blocks the sundial

Animals knock it over at night

There is no sun to create a shadow

Which factor can affect a sundial's accuracy?

The color of the sundial

The size of the sundial

The humidity level

The angle of the gnomon

Label each model with the correct terms.

rotation

orbit

The sun appears to change position, or move across the sky, during daylight hours.  Which of the following causes shadows to change length throughout the day?

Earth's rotation

Earth's revolution

Sun's revolution

Earth's orbit

Which of the following would be the best example to explain Earth's rotation?

Funnel

Merry-go-round

Doorknob

Swing

What causes the cycle of day and night on Earth?

Earth's orbit around the Sun

Moon's rotation on its axis

Sun's rotation on its axis

Earth's rotation on its axis

What is the appearance of the Sun's movement across the sky due to?

Earth's rotation

Sun's rotation

Moon's movement around Earth

Sun's movement around Earth

Does the Sun actually move across our sky from east to west?

Yes, because of the Sun's movement

No, it moves from west to east

Yes, because of Earth's movement around the Sun

No, it just appears to because of Earth's rotation

If Earth stopped rotating on its axis, what would happen to the day/night cycle?

Days would be longer

It would reverse

Nights would be longer

It would cease

Match the events to the correct time of day.

Sun is overhead

Sun sets

Sun rises

Stars visible

Mid-day

Morning

Evening

Night

Categorize these natural phenomena according to the Earth's rotation.

Day and Night cycle

Apparent movement of the sun

Moon phases

Seasons

Effect of Earth's rotation

Not an effect of Earth's rotation

Assign each event to the direction it happens in.

Polaris (North star) appears stationary

Sunset

Sunrise

Noon Sun's position

North

South

West

East

Classify these phenomena as occurrences during day, night, or both.

Starlight

Moon visibility

Sunlight

Atmosphere's existence

Both

Day

Night

What does a sundial measure?

Distance

Wind speed

Temperature

Time

How does a sundial tell time?

The sun's reflection on the dial

The shadow moves with the Sun's position

The sundial vibrates

The sundial spins

Why does a sundial not work at night?

It's too cold for it to work

The moon blocks the sundial

Animals knock it over at night

There is no sun to create a shadow

Which factor can affect a sundial's accuracy?

The color of the sundial

The size of the sundial

The humidity level

The angle of the gnomon