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What does a shadow clock need to work?

How do we know that Earth is spinning?

5th Grade Mystery Science: Spaceship Earth 1-3 Review

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5th Grade Mystery Science: Spaceship Earth 1-3 Review

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1
How do we know that Earth is spinning?
smart people told us
the Sun rises so we must spin
there is proof from space
the Earth doesn't spin
2
What does a shadow clock need to work?
the Sun
rainfall
clouds
shadows can tell time?
3
When we see a sunset, what is really happening?
We are spinning away from the Sun.
We are falling out of orbit.
What's a sunset?
The Sun is going down in the sky.
4
What in the sky can help you find out what month it is?
clouds
the Sun
the color of the sky
constellations
5
What happens to summer constellations in December?
we can't see them b/c Earth's pointed in another direction
we can see them all year long
6
What is this unit about?
Galaxies
Spaceship Earth
Astronauts
Clouds
7
The axis goes through what?
North and South poles
East and West poles
Europe
horizontally through Earth
8
What did Ancient people use to tell the time?
shadows
they asked other people
clocks
clouds
9
Does the Sun rise?
YES!
NO!
Only on Tuesdays
10
How many rotations does the Earth take each day?
1.5
2.5
1
2
11
Does the Sun set?
YES!
NO!
Ms. K...you already asked that
12
Does the Sun move?
YES!
NO!
Maybe?
13
What causes day and night?
the Earth is spinning
a really powerful flashlight
the moving Sun
shadows moving across the Earth
14
What does the Earth spin on?
the Prime Meridian
a curved line
the equator
its axis