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Earth and Sun: Investigation 1
Earth and Sun: Investigation 1
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5th grade science FOSS Earth and Sun Investigation 1
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Shadows point ___________ in the morning.
Westward
Eastward
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When the Sun is high in the sky, is the shadow long or short?
Long
Short
3
What is a shadow?
A dark area that results when you move your body
A dark area that results when light is blocked
The Sun's reflection off of you
A reflection of you
4
An imaginary shaft on which an object turns, that runs through Earth, from the N Pole to S Pole
axis
hemisphere
sunrise
opaque
5
It takes ________days for the Earth to make one complete revolution around the Sun.
24 days
365 days (1 year)
1 day
6
Shadows are cast by ________ objects.
transparent
opaque
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Shadows point __________ in the afternoon.
Eastward
Westward
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At midday, shadows point...
South
East
North
West
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It takes ____ day(s) for the Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis.
25 days
365 days
1 day (24 hours)
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What causes day and night?
The rotation of the Earth on its axis
The revolution of the Earth around the Sun.
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Revolution means...
traveling around something else
spinning like a top
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Sunrise is...
the point between night and day
the point between day and night
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In the summer, the Sun is ____ in the sky at noon. In winter the Sun is ____ in the sky at noon
high, low
it doesn't change
low, high
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True or False: The Sun orbits the Earth
False
True
15
In our model of Earth's rotation, the lamp represented...
The Axis
The North Pole
The Sun
Sunset
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True or False: You have a shadow all the time.
True
False
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If the shadow is pointing east, the east, the shadow is made in the...
morning
evening
noon
afternoon
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The length and direction of a shadow depends on....
The temperature outside
Earth's surface
How tall you are
The Sun's position in the sky
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The Star called Polaris, positioned directly over the Earth's North Pole
The North Star
Sphere
The Sun
Axis
20
If a shadow is pointing west, the shadow is made in the...
noon
evening
afternoon
morning
21
Revolution of the Earth around the Sun causes...
day and night
the change of seasons
22
The Sun rises in the _______ and sets in the _______.
East, West
West, East
North, South
South, North
23
Night time is caused by...
Our side of the Earth facing away from the Sun
Shadows blocking the Sun
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Why do shadows change during the day?
Because the position of the Sun changes in the sky
Because they move on their own
Because objects move
Because the Sun changes shape
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What do you need in order to have a shadow?
wind
a source of darkness
a source of light
a flat ground
