Solar System Day 6

The time of day when the sun is in the west

• Rotation

• Sunrise

• Orbit

• Sunset

The act of spinning on an axis

• Rotation

• Sunrise

• Orbit

• Sunset

The path an object travels around another object

• Rotation

• Sunrise

• Orbit

• Sunset

The time of day when the sun is in the east

• Rotation

• Sunrise

• Orbit

• Sunset

How can the student model Earth’s rotation?

• Turn around in a circle one time while holding the model of Earth

• Build a model of the sun, then move the model of Earth to orbit the model of the sun one time

• Hold the stick of the model and go back and forth in a straight line twenty-four times

• Spin the stick of the model of Earth one time

A student wants to draw and label the planets as they appear in the solar system. Complete the diagram to show the order of the planets in relation to the sun. Write ONE correct letter in each box.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

Neptune

Uranus

Venus

Jupiter

Saturn

Mars

Earth

Mercury

A teacher asks students to explain what they see in this picture. Four student explanations are shown in the box. Which of the students gave a correct explanation?

• Student 1 only

• Students 2 and 4 only

• Student 2 only

• Students 1 and 3 only

Which statement best explains why the sun appears to move across the sky during the day?

• The Earth is closest to the sun in the winter.

• The Earth is revolving around the sun.

• The Earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees.

• The Earth is rotating on its axis.

Read the text and choose the correct answer.

• The moon’s revolution around Earth
• Sun’s orbit around Earth
• Earth’s orbit around the Sun
• Earth’s rotation on its axis

How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?

• one day
• one week
• one month
• one year