Day and Night Cycle

What happens to the side of the Earth facing the Sun?

• It's always nighttime

• It's always daytime

• It's always spring

• It's always autumn

Answer explanation

The side of the Earth facing the Sun is always daytime because it is being illuminated by the Sun's light.

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Which of these cycles is a direct result of Earth’s rotation?

• Day and night

• Moon phases

• Rainfall and evaporation

• Seasons

Which of these causes day and night?

• Earth orbiting the sun

• The moon orbiting Earth

• Earth rotating on its axis

• The moon blocking sunlight

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Which of the following statements BEST explains why the sun appears to move across Earth’s sky from east to west each day?

• Earth rotates on its axis

• The sun orbits the Earth

• Earth revolves around the sun

• The sun rotates with the moon

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Earth’s rotation causes—

• the seasons

• the phases of the moon

• the formation of clouds

• the passage of day and night

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What motion causes day and night?

• The revolution of the Earth

• The revolution of the moon

• The rotation of the Earth

• The rotation of the moon

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Which of the following happens once every 24 hours?

• The Earth makes one complete rotation around the sun

• The moon makes one complete orbit around the Earth

• The Earth makes one complete rotation on its axis

• The moon makes one complete rotation on its axis

Which of the following occurs on a daily basis?

• The Earth rotates once on its axis

• The moon rotates around one time

• The Earth revolves once around the sun.

• The moon revolves once around the Earth

The Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west every day. This happens because—

• Earth rotates on its axis

• the Sun revolves around Earth

• Earth revolves around the Sun

• the Sun rotates on its axis

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Which of the following describes the motion of the Earth shown in the picture above?

• Vibrating

• Rotating

• Revolving

• Falling

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