Which best describes Earth's position in the Solar System?

Earth is the third planet from the Sun.

How will the shadow change when the position of the Sun is above the arrow?

The length of the shadow will be shorter and its direction will change.

What does Earth have in common with the other planets in the Solar System?

All planets revolve around a star.

Haley went outside to look at a group of stars. Two weeks later she looks at the same group. How might the group change?

The group of stars will look the same.

Which of the following best describes the movement of the Earth in the Solar System?

The Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun.

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1
Why does it appear that the Sun starts the day on one side of the sky and ends the day on the other?
The Earth has two Suns.
The Earth rotates on its axis.
The Sun is not real.
The Sun rotates on its axis.
2
What objects are included in the Solar System?
Meteors, Comets, and Asteroids.
The Sun and many moons.
All of these objects.
Earth and other planets.
3
Which best describes Earth's position in the Solar System?
Earth is the second planet from the Sun.
Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
Earth is the fifth planet from the Sun.
Earth is the fourth planet from the Sun.
4
How will the shadow change when the position of the Sun is above the arrow?
The length of the shadow will not change but its direction will change.
The length of the shadow will be longer and its direction will change.
The length of the shadow will be shorter and its direction will change.
The length of the shadow will be shorter and its direction will not change.
5
What was the most likely position of the Sun to create the shadow of the object shown below?
The Sun was in position 2.
The Sun was in position 3.
The Sun was in position 4.
The Sun was in position 1.
6
What does Earth have in common with the other planets in the Solar System?
All planets revolve around a star.
All planets have organisms on them.
All planets are the same size.
All planets have liquid water.
7
Haley went outside to look at a group of stars. Two weeks later she looks at the same group. How might the group change?
The group of stars will be brighter.
The group of stars will look the same.
The group of stars will have more stars.
The group of stars will have less stars.
8
Which of the following best describes the movement of the Earth in the Solar System?
The Earth only rotates on its axis.
The Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun.
The Earth does not move. The Sun revolves around the Earth.
The Earth only revolves around the Sun.
9
Maria spins the globe while it is resting on the table. What is Maria showing about the Earth?
The Earth does not move.
The Earth rotates on its axis.
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
10
Which best explains why the Sun and other stars appear to move across the sky in consistent patterns?
The Moon changes position in the sky.
The Moon moves with the stars.
The Earth rotates on its axis.
The Sun revolves around the Earth.

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