Day & Night

Because of the direction that the Earth rotates on it's axis, in what direction does the sun "appear to rise" every day?

• north
• south
• east 
• west

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Day & night are caused by the ______________ of Earth on its axis

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• tilt of the axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its' axis once? 

• 1 month
• 1 year (365 days) 
• 1 day (24 hours) 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which answer correctly labels each letter as day and night? 

• X = night
  Y = day
• X = day
  Y = night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which answer correctly explains the time of day it is in each region? 

• X is nighttime because it is facing towards the Sun. 
• X is daytime because it is facing towards the Sun. 
• Y is nighttime because it is facing towards the Sun. 
• Y is daytime because it is facing towards the Sun. 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the name of the imaginary line that the Earth rotates on?

• North Pole
• equator
• axis
• South Pole

As the Earth rotates, the part of the Earth facing the sun has ________.

• an axis
• darkness (night)
• daylight
• winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

As the Earth rotates, the part of the Earth facing away from the sun has ________.

• daylight 
• darkness (night)
• summer 
• nice weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____

• the 12 months
• the years
• the seasons
• day and night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's _____

• revolution
• rotation
• precession
• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6