Sunrise and Sunset

Why does the sun appear to change positions in the sky at different times of the day?

• The sun revolves around Earth once a day.
  
• Earth completes one rotation every 24 hours.
• The sun completes one rotation every 24 hours.
• Earth revolves around the sun once a day.

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Danny and Mary live on opposite coasts of the United States. When it’s 9:00 a.m. for Mary, it’s noon for Danny. What is the primary cause of this time difference?

• the sun’s orbit
• the sun’s rotation
• Earth’s rotation
• Earth’s revolution

What does the sun do at night?

• rises

• sets

• Is at its highest point

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When does the sunrise occur?

• night

• morning

• mid-day

When does the sunset occur?

• morning

• night

• mid-day

This Earth movement causes day & night:

• orbiting

• revolving

• the moon orbiting the Earth

• rotating

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The sun appears to rise in the _______ and set in the ________

• west, east
• east, west
• north, south

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The time between sunrise and sunset 

• day
• night
• year

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What causes day and night?

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution around the sun

• The movment of the sun

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When the sun goes down its called a ________________.

• sunrise

• sunset

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