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What causes day and night?

• Earth's revolution around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis
• the sun's rotation around the Earth

• the moon's shadow

What time of day does this picture represent? HINT: There is a long shadow to the west of Izzy.

• noon
• night
• evening
• morning

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What time of day does this picture represent based on the length and position of the shadow?

• 11 am

• 2 pm

• night
• 6 am

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Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?

• Earth's orbit or revolution around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis
• the sun's rotation
• movement of the stars

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How long does it take for the Earth to do one rotation on its axis?

• 60 seconds
• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 1 light year

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What does this Foucault pendulum provide evidence for?

• the rotation of Earth on its axis
• the movement of the stars
• the orbit of the Earth around the sun
• none of these

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How long does it take the Earth to orbit or revolve around the sun?

• 325.0 days
• 365.25 days
• 1 month
• 24 hours

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What causes different constellations to be visible from Earth at different times of year?

• Earth's orbit or revolution around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis
• movement of the stars
• none of these

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