Earth's Patterns and Space

Which picture shows how the tree's shadow most likely looks at 3pm?

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• 6 a.m.

• 10 a.m.

• 3 p.m.

• 6 p.m.

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• Winter

• Summer

• Fall

• Spring

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• the water cycle

• moon phases

• high and low tides

• the day/night cycle

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• The Sun orbits around the Earth

• Earth rotates on its axis

• The Sun rotates on its axis.

• Earth orbits around the Sun.

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Mrs. Franklin's science class used a globe to model the day/night cycle. If the globe rotates at the same speed as Earth, how long will it take for the shaded area to get back to the same spot?

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 24 minutes

• 24 seconds

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• 8 a.m.

• 1 p.m.

• 10 a.m.

• 6 p.m.

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• 6 hours

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 18 hours

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• Erica: The Sun moves around Earth lighting up different sides at different times.

• James: Clouds cover up the side of the Earth experiencing night blocking the Sun.

• Marie: The moon moves in front of the Sun so one side of Earth doesn't see the Sun.

• Cecilia: The Earth spins on its axis so once a day so the Sun only shines on one half of Earth.