Earth Rotation

A teacher asks students to explain what they see in this picture. Four student explanations are shown in the box. Which of the students gave a correct explanation? (5.8C)

• Student 1 only

• Students 2 and 4 only

• Student 2 only

• Students 1 and 3 only

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A new teacher can choose her new classroom. She plans to arrive at work before the sun rises each day and would still like to watch the sun rise. Which direction should the window face in the classroom the teacher selects?

• North

• South

• West

• East

A student wanted a model to demonstrate what causes day and night on Earth. The model, illustrated above, was created by placing a softball on a table in a dark room and shining a flashlight on the softball. In this model, what most likely represents the Sun?

• The softball

• The table

• The dark room

• The flashlight

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following is the best explained by understanding that Earth rotates on its axis once each day?

• The change in the appearance of the Moon during the month

• The difference in seasonal temperatures during the year

• The apparent motion of the Sun through the sky

• The movement of water through the water cycle

The diagram above suggests that the next event that can be expected in Houston in a couple of hours is–

• sunrise

• noon

• sunset

• midnight

Which of the following best explains what causes the apparent motion of the Sun through the sky?

• The Sun is made of very hot gases.

• Earth rotates on an axis.

• Earth revolves around the Sun.

• The Sun is at the center of the solar system.

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth rotates on this imaginary line.

• diagonal

• axis

• radius

• diameter

Period of 24 hours or the time it takes Earth to make one complete spin on its axis

• Rotation

• Compass

• Sundail

• Movement

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Period during Earth's rotation when Earth faces away from the Sun and it is dark

• day

• night

• shadow

• stars