Patterns of Earth and Sky

Why don't we see a lot of stars in the daytime?

• They are covered up by the clouds.

• They are very far away from earth.

• The sun blocks out the other stars.

• The sun's brightness overwhelms the brightness of the stars.

Why is the sun up sometimes but not other times?

• The sun sets every day.

• Earth spins once per day.

• The clouds cover the sun.

• The sun spins once per day.

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Why do we see differen stars and different times of year?

• Earth is in different places in orbit during the year.

• Certain stars only come out during different seasons.

• No one wants to look at the stars during the winter.

• Earth spins once per day.

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How does Earth move?

• Earth only spins.

• Earth goes in orbit around the sun.

• Earth spins each day and orbits the sun each year.

• Earth doesn't move.

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What is the effect of Earth's acis tilted at 24 degrees as it rotates?

• It causes gravity.

• It causes weather and gives us our changes in seasons.

• It provides us with more sunlight.

• It helps plants to grow.

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How do different stars appears as we see them from Earth?

• The farther away the stars are from Earth the brighter they appear.

• The closer to Earth the stars are, the smaller they appear.

• The closer to Earth the stars are, the larger they appear.

• All stars look bright no matter how close or far they are to Earth.

If Earth spins, why don't we fall off?

• The atmosphere holds us in.

• Earth spins very slowly.

• Gravity pulls on all objects.

• Earth spins so fast, that the forces hold us in.

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Which way is up and which way is down?

• Down is always toward Earth because of Earth's pull due to the force of gravity. Up is always the opposite direction from the ground, away from Earth.

• Down is always the opposite direction of up.

• It depends on where you are.

• Down is always away from Earth because of Earth's pull due to the force of gravity. Down is always the opposite direction from the ground, away from Earth.

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TRUE or FALSE Stars are all around Earth and in every direction.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE Stars are like the sun, except they are very tiny.

• TRUE

• FALSE