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Earth in the Solar System
Earth in the Solar System
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How many days does it take Earth to orbit the sun?
240
265
365
360
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Which of the following best describes the movement of the Earth in the Solar System?
A. The Earth only rotates on its axis.
The Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun.
The Earth only revolves around the Sun.
The Earth does not move. The Sun revolves around the Earth.
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What does Earth have in common with the other planets in the Solar System?
All planets have liquid water.
All planets are the same size.
All planets have organisms on them.
All planets revolve around a star
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Which objects are included in the Solar System?
Earth and other planets
All of these objects
The Sun and many moons
Meteors, Comets, and Asteroids
5
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.
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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 but its direction will not change.
The length of the shadow will be shorter and its direction will change
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I am going to make a 100 on the test.
True
False
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Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mars
Neptune
Mercury
Earth
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The Sun is a planet
False
True
10
If the sun is in the east, then my shadow will be...
south
west
north
east
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Maria spins the globe while it is resting on the table. What is Maria showing Brian and Nathan about the Earth?
. The Earth rotates on its axis
The Earth does not move.
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
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How might the group of stars change in two weeks?
this group of stars will have less stars.
this group of stars will look the same
be brighter
t his group of stars will have more stars.
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When is a shadow formed?
When an object is large
When light is blocked by an object
When the light is turned off
When an object falls on the floor
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Where is the sun at noon?
On the western horizon
Behind the clouds
Right above our heads
On the eastern horizon
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Shadows made by the sun are shortest...
in the evening (sunset)
during the night (midnight)
at noon (midday)
in the morning (sunrise)
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In which direction does the sun rise?
west
north
east
south
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Which planet is known as the "third rock from the sun"?
Venus
Mars
Earth
Jupiter
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In which direction does the sun set?
south
east
north
west
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. 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 1.
The Sun was in position 3.
The Sun was in position 4.
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How many planets are in our solar system?
6
9
8
7
