Earth and Space Day and Night

List 4 observable events that the relationship between the earth, sun and moon can help us to understand.

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What are day and night caused by?

• The rotation of earth around the sun?

• The rotation of the earth on its axis altering its orientation towards the sun

• Lunar eclipses

How long does it take for the earth to complete one full rotation on its own axis?

• 6 hours

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 365 days

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The amount of daylight that a place experiences during a 24 hour period depends on its ____________?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Climate

How long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun?

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 180 days

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When the earth is positioned so that the Northern Hemisphere is positioned furthest away from the sun the season is _________?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Autumn

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When the earth is positioned so that the Southern hemisphere is closest to the sun, the season is __________?

• Spring

• Summer

• Autumn

• Winter

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