Seasons Shadows Moon Phases

What time of day are shadows the shortest? 

• Early morning
• Late Morning
• Noon
• Sunset

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True or False: The Sun is revolving around the Earth

• True

• False

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True or False: The shadows are longest in the early morning and late afternoon. 

• True
• False

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Changes in the moon's appearance are

• phases

• eclipses

• stages

• cycle

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What causes the moon's phases

• Where you are standing on Earth

• the amount of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

• The tilt of Earth

• how fast the moon is moving

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Look at the picture above. About how long does it take the moon to revolve around the earth?

• approximately three weeks

• approximately one year

• approximately one day

• approximately one month

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All areas on Earth go through the same seasons at the same time.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• 365 days

• 1 hour

• 24 hours

• 1 week

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Why are seasons caused?

• Earth revolves around the moon causing seasons

• Earth revolves around the sun causing seasons

• Seasons are caused when the sun rises and sets

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When the Earth rotates, it causes -

• Seasons

• Day and Night