Sun, Earth, Moon

The Sun appears to move across the sky because -

• the Sun orbits around Earth

• Earth rotates on its axis

• the Moon revolves around Earth

• the Sun gets smaller in the evening

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Day and night on Earth occurs due to _____.

• the rotation of the Earth

• the tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolves around the Sun

• the revolution of the moon around Earth

• the rotation of our moon

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Which diagram best explains why the sun appears to move across the sky each day?

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When the sun is just above the East horizon, which of the following is true?

• Sunset will occur in less than 2 hours.

• Sunrise occurred within the last 6 hours.

• Sunrise will occur in less than 2 hours.

• Sunset occurred within the last 6 hours.

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I will study my Earth, Moon, and Sun interactive notebook for my quiz tomorrow.

• Yes

• No

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A student pointed a flashlight modeling the Sun toward a globe modeling Earth. The student spun the globe. What was the student most likely demonstrating?

• The moon's rotation on its axis causing day and night.

• Earth's orbit around the Sun causing day and night

• The sun's orbit around Earth causing day and night

• The Earth rotation on its axis causing day and night.

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What do the Earth, Moon, and Sun have in common?

• They all produce light.

• They all have a rocky composition.

• They all rotate.

• They all are primarily composed of gases.

Which of the following statements is true?

• Earth's revolution causes the day and night cycle.

• Earth takes 24 hours to revolves around the sun.

• Earth rotates once every 24 hours.

• The positions of other planets affect the day and night cycle.

The sun is made up of____.

• solid rock

• hot gases

• lava

• metal

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Which of the following takes about one day?

• One rotation of the Earth on its axis

• One revolution of the Moon around Earth

• One orbit of the Earth around the Sun

• One rotation of the clouds across the sky