Sun and Earth SOL 1.6a, b

Why do we need the sun?

• To give us light and warmth

• To make it rain

• To make animals happy

• To help the moon

What would happen if there was no sun?

• Cars would stop working.

• It would always be dark and cold.

• The moon would fall.

• It would rain a lot.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What happens to the sun during the day?

• It gets smaller.

• It gets bigger.

• It changes positions in the sky.

• It turns green.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

How does the sun change the temperature?

• It makes it colder.

• It doesn't change it.

• It makes it warmer.

• It makes it snow.

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NGSS.3-ESS2-1

NGSS.4-PS3-2

Which picture shows the sun around lunchtime?

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A telescope is used to magnify the sun, moon, and stars. What does magnify mean?

• Make something look smaller.

• Make something look bigger.

• Makes something feel heavier.

A ___________ is a dark shape that is made when something blocks light.

• hole

• sphere

• shadow

Tags

NGSS.4-PS4-2

Earth is spinning on its axis towards and away from the sun.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When do we experience day?

• When the side of Earth we are on is not facing the sun

• When the side of Earth we are on is facing the moon

• When the side of Earth we are on is facing the sun

Which picture shows the position of the sun at different times of the day?

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Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2