Combined: Earth's Movement + Patterns in the Sky + Sun, Moon, Stars Review

Question 1

Which season has the longest nights?

Accepted Answer

winter

Question 2

A shadows ______, _______, and _______ change throughout the day.

Accepted Answer

length, position, size

Question 3

This word means to spin around like a top

Accepted Answer

rotate

Question 4

The Earth rotates one time every

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Question 5

How long is one full revolution on Earth?

Accepted Answer

365 days

Question 6

What causes day and night?

Accepted Answer

Earth's rotation

Question 7

What keeps the Earth revolving around the Sun?

Accepted Answer

gravity

Question 8

Shadows are SHORTEST...

Accepted Answer

at noon

Question 9

True of False: You can see the Earth's axis from outer space.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

The Earth turns around it's

Accepted Answer

axis.

Question 11

What causes day and night?

Accepted Answer

the Earth's rotation

Question 12

How long does it take the Earth to complete one full rotation?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Question 13

What is the name of the path the Earth takes around the Sun?

Accepted Answer

orbit

Question 14

What is the name of the closest star to the Earth?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Question 15

Stars look small because

Accepted Answer

they are very far away

Question 16

True or False: As the Earth rotates on its axis, it revolves around the moon.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

The movement of one planet around another is a

Accepted Answer

revolution.

Question 18

The Earth turns around it's

Accepted Answer

axis.

Question 19

Where does the Moon's light come from?

Accepted Answer

reflection from the Sun's light

Question 20

The part of Earth facing the Sun has _________.

Accepted Answer

Day time

Question 21

At what time of day are shadows the longest?

Accepted Answer

morning

Question 22

Which season has the longest days?

Accepted Answer

summer

Question 23

What causes seasons?

Accepted Answer

the Earth's tilt

Question 24

A time of year that has certain types of weather

Accepted Answer

seasons

Question 25

In which season do we face the Sun more directly and for a longer amount of time?

Accepted Answer

summer

Question 26

True or False: When the Earth rotates, it turns from west to east.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

Shadows are LONGEST...

Accepted Answer

in the morning

Question 28

A ball of hot plasma (gases) is a

Accepted Answer

star

Combined: Earth's Movement + Patterns in the Sky + Sun, Moon, Stars Review

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Combined: Earth's Movement + Patterns in the Sky + Sun, Moon, Stars Review

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