5.8C Day & Night w/shadows

An imaginary line in which a planet rotates around from North to South pole

• Day/Night cycle

• apparent movement

• shadow

• axis

Which pictures shows how the tree's shadow most likely looked like at 9:00 am. ?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which one of these cycles is a direct result of Earth's rotation ?

• moon phases

• seasons

• day and night

• rainfall and evaporation

What time of day does this diagram best represent?

• noon time 12 pm

• sunset 6:00 pm

• sunrise 6:00 am

• midnight 12:00 am

Earth’s rotation takes about

• one week

• one month

• one day

• one year

Earth rotates on its axis about once every 24 hours. This movement causes Earth'

• climate zones

• day and night cycle

• water cycle

• seasons of the year

About how long does one rotation of the Earth take

• 12 months

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 365 days

Which direction does the Sun rise?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Which direction does the Sun set?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Approximately what time of day is it in the picture? Pay close attention to the compass.

• 12:00 p.m.

• 8:00 a.m.

• 4:00 p.m.

• 12:00 a.m.