Determine which side of the Earth is day time and which side is night time?
Other Answer Choices:
Night
Day
Question 3
3.
The Earth rotates once every _______ hours.
Earth revolves around the sun once every _______ days.
Question 4
4.
Label each model with the correct terms.
rotation
orbit
Question 5
5.
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?
Question 6
6.
Which of the following would be the best example to explain Earth's rotation?
Question 7
7.
What causes the cycle of day and night on Earth?
Question 8
8.
What is the appearance of the Sun's movement across the sky due to?
Question 9
9.
Does the Sun actually move across our sky from east to west?
Question 10
10.
If Earth stopped rotating on its axis, what would happen to the day/night cycle?
Question 11
11.
Match the events to the correct time of day.
Sun rises
Sun is overhead
Stars visible
Sun sets
Mid-day
Morning
Evening
Night
Question 12
12.
Categorize these natural phenomena according to the Earth's rotation.
Day and Night cycle
Moon phases
Apparent movement of the sun
Seasons
Effect of Earth's rotation
Not an effect of Earth's rotation
Question 13
13.
Assign each event to the direction it happens in.
Sunrise
Sunset
Polaris (North star) appears stationary
Noon Sun's position
North
South
West
East
Question 14
14.
Classify these phenomena as occurrences during day, night, or both.
