Unit 17

What is a group of stars that forms a pattern in the night sky.

• Stars

• Constellation

• Orbit

• Seasons

Earth is divided up into halves called what?

• orbit

• Lower half

• Hemisphere's

• Upper half

D created a living model. What actions should D do in order to model all of Earth’s movement in space?

• Elisa should slowly spin on an axis while walking a complete circle around Jermain while Jermain stands still

• Jermain should slowly walk in one complete circle around Elisa and Elisa should stay still.

• Elisa should slowly spin in place on an axis and Jermain should stand still.

• Elisa should slowly walk in one complete circle around Jermain and Jermain should stand still.

Billy and Jean were talking about their dog, Racks. Billy claimed that Racks will have completed 1 full rotation around the Sun on Racksfirst birthday. Jean disagreed and said Racks would have completed a full revolution around the Sun. Which statement can Jean and Billy use to determine who is correct.

• The Sun revolves around the Earth every 365 days.

• The Sun rotates around the Earth every 365 days.

• The Earth revolves around the Sun every 365 days.

• The Earth rotates around the Sun every 365 days

How long does it take for earth to rotate on its axis ?

• 24 Hours

• 365 Days

• 365 Hours

• 24 Days

Scientists use patterns to discover new ideas about science. A long time ago, scientists did not think that the Earth moves in space. What patterns occur on Earth that helped scientists revise their ideas about the movement of the Earth?

• Day and night every 24 hours helped scientists discover the Earth’s revolution. Seasons every 365 days helped scientists discover the Earth’s rotation.

• Day and night every 365 days helped scientists discover the Earth’s revolution. Seasons every 24 hours helped scientists discover the Earth’s rotation.

• Day and night every 24 hours helped scientists discover the Earth’s rotation. Seasons every 365 days helped scientists discover the Earth’s revolution.

• Day and night every 365 days helped scientists discover the Earth’s rotation. Seasons every 24 hours helped scientists discover the Earth’s revolution.

What is the imaginary pole or line that earth rotates on?

• Rotate

• Revolve

• Axis

• Orbit

What causes day and night?

• Earth's Rotation

• Earth revolving

• Earth's Axis

• Earth's Orbit

What is the path that earth takes around the sun called?

• Revole

• Axis

• Rotation

• Orbit

Copper and Conley created a model of the Earth’s movement. They demonstrated to the class using a lightbulb as the Sun and a globe as the Earth. Which statement is true of the Earth’s movement in the model?

• The Earth (the globe) revolves on an axis one full revolution in 365 days.

• The Earth (the globe) rotates on an axis one full rotation in 24 hrs.

• The Earth (the globe) revolves around the Sun (the lightbulb) one full revolution in 24 hours.

• The Earth (the globe) remains stationary as the Sun (the lightbulb) revolves one full revolution in 365 days.