Chapter 2 Earth and Space

How do constellations seem to move in the night sky?

• They seem to move from east to west.

• They seem to stay in the same place all night.

• They seem to move in circles around the night sky.

• The patterns seem to change as the constellations move.

As Earth rotates, the part facing the sun has

• winter

• summer

• daylight

• darkness

We can see the constellation Orion only in certain seasons because

• Earth rotates on its axis

• Earth revolves around the sun

• it gets farther away during certain seasons

• its pattern changes during certain seasons

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How much of the moon's surface is always lit?

• one-fourth

• one-half

• three-fourths

• all

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What causes the position of the sun in the sky to change during the day?

• The sun moves around the Earth

• The sun shines on the moon

• Earth revolves around the sun

• Earth rotates on its axis

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How does the space program affect Florida's economy?

• Florida pays for the space program

• Florida loses money because of the space program

• The space program provides many jobs for people in Florida

• The space program causes people to stay away from Florida

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Earth revolves around the sun in one

• day

• week

• month

• year

Stars seem to move across the night sky because

• earth rotates every 24 hours

• earth revolves around the sun

• stars rotate every 24 hours

• stars move very fast

What causes day and night on Earth?

• the sun rises in the east and sets in the west

• the sun moves around earth

• earth revolves around the sun

• earth rotates on its axis

the pattern of a constellation

• takes a year to move across the night sky

• changes because Earth rotates

• changes night after night

• looks the same night after night