Shadow and Light Quiz

What is the movement that causes night and day?

• The Earth rotating on its axis.

• The Sun rotating on its axis.

• The Earth is making a revolution around the sun.

• The sun is making a revolution around the Earth.

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What do you need in order for an object to make a shadow?

• Sunlight and a shadow.

• An object, sunlight, and a surface for the shadow to be cast on.

• Only an object.

• Only a surface.

Why is a shadow’s length the shortest at noon?

• The sun is at its lowest point at noon.

• The sun is rising in the sky at noon.

• The sun is at its highest point at noon.

• The Earth is at its highest point at noon.

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What causes the length and position of a shadow to change throughout the day?

• As the Earth makes a revolution around the sun, shadows change length and position during the day.

• The Earth rotates on its axis, causing the sun to change its position and angle in the sky throughout the day. This causes shadows to change length and position throughout the day.

• When the Earth is facing away from the sun, shadows change length and position throughout the night.

• As the sun spins on its axis, shadows change length and position throughout the day.

What is the difference between the earth’s rotation and revolution?

• A rotation is the earth spinning on its axis. A revolution is the earth traveling around the sun.

• A rotation is the earth traveling around the sun. A revolution is the earth spinning on its axis.

• A rotation and a revolution are the same thing.

• A rotation is the sun spinning on its axis. A revolution is the sun traveling around the earth.

When the moon moves around Earth one time, it is one complete __________________.

• revolution

• rotation

• orbit

• cycle

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A force that pulls objects in space toward each other is ________________________.

• gravity

• magnetism

• friction

• electricity

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Earth rotates around an imaginary line called a(n)_____________________________.

• axis

• equator

• orbit

• meridian

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Earth is divided into halves called ______________________________.

• hemispheres

• quadrants

• sections

• zones

The path that one object takes around another object in space is its _____________.

• orbit

• trajectory

• axis

• rotation

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