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Science Chapter 7: The Sun and Earth
Science Chapter 7: The Sun and Earth
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McGraw-Hill Science 2nd Grade
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1
The imaginary line that separates the northern part of Earth from the southern part is the ___.
Sun
rotates
equator
axis
2
The closest star to Earth is the ___.
axis
rotates
Sun
orbit
3
There is more light at...
afternoon.
evening.
morning.
4
The Sun seems to follow you in the sky because...
you are moving.
Huh??
Earth is orbiting.
Earth is rotating.
5
One part of Earth gets more light and heat in the summer because...
the Sun is bigger.
the Sun is lower in the sky.
that part is tilting toward the Sun.
the Sun is tilting away from the Earth.
6
It takes Earth ____ to rotate once.
one month
24 hours
one year
365 days
7
It is dark here when it is light on the other side of Earth because...
No.
the Sun doesn't always shine.
because the Sun is moving.
the Sun lights half of Earth at one time.
8
The Sun looks so small because....
What's the Sun?
it is small.
it is so far away.
it is so close.
9
Earth's rotation causes....
seasons
day and night.
time.
boogers.
10
A line through a spinning object is called an ___.
Sun
orbit
rotates
axis
11
It is summer north of the equator so it is ___ south of the equator.
time.
seasons
boogers.
day and night.
12
Without the Sun, Earth would be ___ and ___.
invisible, warm
non-existent, powerful
hot, bright
cold, dark
13
Once every 24 hours, Earth spins around, or ____.
Sun
axis
rotates
orbit
14
The ___ is closest to the Earth.
Sun
equator
Moon
rotates
15
Near the ____, places have the same weather most of the year.
equator
axis
rotation
Sun
16
The path an object takes as it moves around another object is an ____.
Sun
axis
rotates
orbit
17
The Sun gives the most heat at ___.
sunrise.
noon.
bedtime.
early evening.
18
Earth's _____ makes the Sun look as if it is rising and setting.
axis
Sun
equator
rotation