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Unit 1 Amplify Science- Patterns of Earth and Sky Review
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1
What is the closest star to Earth?
The Sun
Mars
The Moon
Venus
2
The sun moves from East to West so our shadows move from West to East.
True
False
3
Something that is predictable and repeats is called a
duplicate
revolution
rotation
pattern
4
What determines what constellations are visible on different nights throughout the year?
The Earth's position in its yearly orbit
The moon
The constellations move
5
Waning means getting smaller
True
False
6
When we can't see any of the lit up half of the moon, it is called
waning
new moon
waxing
a crescent
7
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate?
5 hours
24 hours or one day
a year
365 days
8
To reflect light is to
repeat
heat
bounce off of
get larger
9
It takes one year, or 365 days, for the Earth to _______ the sun?
move towards
rotate
revolve/orbit
spin
10
To travel around another object is to
rotate
revolve/orbit
11
What is a constellation?
a shape
some planets
a group of stars that form a pattern
one star
12
The Earth can ______ in one day.
rotate
revolve
orbit
13
The apparent rising and setting of objects in the sky is caused by
day and night
the earth's rotation
the seasons
the revolution of the earth around the sun.
14
Why do we not see the sun at night?
because we are asleep
because the sun revolves around the earth
because the earth rotates away from the sun
15
The shortest shadows of the day occur in the morning or evening.
False
True
16
To spin around on an axis is to
revolve
cycle
rotate
experience seasons
17
In the winter, we generally see longer shadows.
False
True
18
When we see less than half of the lit part of the moon it is called
a crescent
a gibbous
a full moon
a new moon
19
The moon does not generate its own light. It reflects the light from the sun.
True
False
20
waxing means getting larger
True
False
21
What causes the phases of the moon?
The moon revolves around the earth.
The earth rotates.
The moon rotates.
The earth revolves around the sun.
22
Which pattern takes about a month to complete?
the seasons
the moon's phases
eclipses
day and night
23
The pattern of seasons is due to the tilt of the earth as it revolves around the sun.
False
True
24
The earth's rotation causes
all of the above
the moon to appear to move across the sky at night
the sun to appear to move across the sky every day
the stars to appear to move across the sky at night
25
Seasonal changes of constellations is caused by
earth's revolution around the sun
earth's rotation
26
ALL constellations can be seen ALL the time.
true
false
