5th Grade Dimensions Unit 5 Lesson 2 Quiz Review

How are the Earth and Sun's movement related?

• The Earth's movement around the Sun causes the change in seasons and the length of days.
• The Earth's movement around the Moon causes the change in seasons and the length of days.
• The Sun's movement around the Earth causes the change in seasons and the length of days.
• The Earth's movement has no effect on the change in seasons and the length of days.

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How does the angle of the Sun change throughout the day?

• It rises in the east, reaches its highest point at noon, and sets in the west.
• It rises in the south, reaches its highest point at dawn, and sets in the north.
• It rises in the west, reaches its highest point at midnight, and sets in the east.
• It rises in the north, reaches its highest point at noon, and sets in the south.

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How does the changing angle of the Sun affect shadows?

• The changing angle of the Sun makes shadows move faster
• Shadows disappear completely when the angle of the Sun changes
• The changing angle of the Sun causes shadows to become longer or shorter and change direction.
• The changing angle of the Sun has no effect on shadows

Which statements about the diagram are true? Choose all that apply.

• The stars will appear in the same position in two hours.

• The stars appear to change position over the course of the night

• The stars appear to move because of the Earth's rotation.

• The stars appear motionless because of the Sun's rotation.

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Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. ​

Each day, the sun appears to rise in the ​ (a)   , move across the sky, then set in the ​ (b)   In the mornings and late afternoons, the sun is ​ (c)   in the sky. Around noon, the sun is ​ (d)   in the sky.

• east
• west
• high
• low

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Last week, a student measured the length of a shadow at three different times during the day. She forgot to record her measurements in her data chart. Fill in the chart with the correct measurement.

• Shadow Length: 0.2 meters

• Time: 8:00am

• Shadow Length: 4.0 meters

• Time: 10:00am

• Shadow Length: 2.1 meters

• Time: 12:00pm

The diagram shows a position on Earth at 3:00 a.m. What is likely to happen to that position in five hours?

• It will remain stationary.

• It will rotate and face the sun.

• It will rotate and face away from the sun.

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You learned that Earth's rotation is responsible for many changes we see in the sky each day. Which of the following movements seen is not caused by Earth's rotation?

• sun

• birds

• stars

• shadows

Explain how the stars' movements are similar to the sun's movement.

• They are all controlled by the moon's gravitational pull.
• The sun is stationary while the stars move around it.
• They all move due to the rotation of the Earth.
• Stars move in a completely different way than the sun.

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What is the time of day in the picture?

• 1:00 pm

• 7:00 pm

• 6:00 am