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What does the Earth spin on?

Spaceship Earth: Mystery 1

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5th Grade Mystery Science: Spaceship Earth 1-3 Review

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1
What does the Earth spin on?
the equator
its axis
a curved line
the Prime Meridian
2
What happens to summer constellations in December?
we can see them all year long
we can't see them b/c Earth's pointed in another direction
3
What does a shadow clock need to work?
rainfall
clouds
shadows can tell time?
the Sun
4
When we see a sunset, what is really happening?
We are falling out of orbit.
The Sun is going down in the sky.
We are spinning away from the Sun.
What's a sunset?
5
What in the sky can help you find out what month it is?
constellations
clouds
the Sun
the color of the sky
6
What is this unit about?
Clouds
Galaxies
Astronauts
Spaceship Earth
7
The axis goes through what?
Europe
East and West poles
North and South poles
horizontally through Earth
8
Does the Sun move?
YES!
Maybe?
NO!
9
How many rotations does the Earth take each day?
2.5
1.5
2
1
10
What did Ancient people use to tell the time?
clouds
shadows
they asked other people
clocks
11
How do we know that Earth is spinning?
smart people told us
there is proof from space
the Earth doesn't spin
the Sun rises so we must spin
12
Does the Sun rise?
Only on Tuesdays
NO!
YES!
13
What causes day and night?
shadows moving across the Earth
the moving Sun
the Earth is spinning
a really powerful flashlight
14
Does the Sun set?
you already asked that
YES!
NO!