Science Boot Camp - Day and Night Cycle

How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?

• one day
• one week
• one month
• one year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Rotation of the earth is what causes

• The seasons
• Day and night
• The tides
• A full moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which part of Earth is experiencing night?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth's rotation causes the appearance of the Sun moving from east to west across the sky

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of these best shows how the Earth revolves around the sun as the moon revolves around the Earth?

• Picture A

• Picture B

• Picture C

• Picture D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth's rotation during the day makes the sun appear to  __________ from east to west across the sky

• rotation around the sky
• give more daylight
• move across the sky
• give longer nights

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What time of day are shadows the shortest? 

• Early morning
• Late Morning
• Noon
• Sunset

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

The sun appears to move across the sky because

• It is rising and falling
• The sun revolves around the Earth
• The Earth revolves around the sun
• The Earth rotates on its axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of these cycles is a direct result of Earth's rotation? (5.8C)

• Day and night

• Moon phases

• Rainfall and evaporation

• Seasons

On which side of a house in Texas should a window be placed so that the people inside the house can see the sunrise each day through the window? (5.8C)

• North

• South

• East

• West

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1