Patterns in the Night Sky

1. The ancient astronomers thought that Earth was the center of the solar system. What caused that belief?

• sun's rotation

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's tilt on its axis

Because the Sun appeared to rise in the eastern sky and set in the west, people in the past thought that

• planets do not travel through space

• the Sun revolved around the Earth

• the Earth revolved around the Sun

• the Earth moved closer to the Sun at night

Summers in the northern hemisphere occur when the sun is almost directly overhead. At this time what season does the southern hemisphere experience?

• spring

• winter

• autumn

• summer

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When the sun is shining on the United States what is happening in China on the other side of Earth?

• It is night.

• It is day.

• It is summer.

• It is winter.

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What is the pattern of the sun's path as it crosses the sky during the day?

• random

• no pattern of movement

• predictably east to west

• predictably north to south

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Earth rotates once every 24 hours. What would happen if Earth rotated faster?

• Each day would be shorter.

• Each day would be longer.

• Each day would be darker.

• Each day would be brighter.

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Rotation of Earth on its axis causes_

• seasons

• eclipses

• tides

• day and night

What happens to the tilt of Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun?

• reverses direction

• random changes in direction

• predictable changes in direction

• remains the same

Two objects have mass and are attracted to each other. What is this attraction called?

• motion

• energy

• gravity

• friction

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Where are the inner planets which are solid and mostly solid located? The inner planets are located between the  ________.

• sun and Mars

• sun and Saturn

• sun and Jupiter

• sun and the comets