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Which pictures shows how the tree's shadow most likely looked like at 9:00 am. ?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What time of day does this diagram best represent?

• noon time 12 pm

• sunset 6:00 pm

• sunrise 6:00 am

• midnight 12:00 am

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Earth rotates on its axis about once every 24 hours. This movement causes Earth'

• climate zones

• day and night cycle

• water cycle

• seasons of the year

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Comparing these characteristics, which celestial bodies is most likely the Sun?

• Celestial body 1, because it has thick atmosphere and core temperature is 15,000,000 °C

• Celestial body 2, because it has no atmosphere and has extreme temperatures.

• Celestial body 3, because it has core of liquid mix metals which is mostly iron and nickel.

• Celestial body 4, because it has supermassive black holes at its center and held by gravity.

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Identify the appropriate label for the area marked 1 in the Venn diagram.

• Sun

• Moon

• Earth

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Identify the appropriate label for the area marked 3 in the Venn diagram.

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

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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 materials would most accurately model the light from the Sun causing the day / night cycle on Earth and the Moon phases?

• A flashlight for the Sun, a large beach ball for the Earth, and a small golf ball for the Moon.

• A laser pointer for the Sun, a large beach ball for the Earth, and a large beach ball for the Moon.

• A flashlight for the Sun, a large beach ball for the Earth, and a large beach ball for the Moon.

• A laser pointer for the Sun, a large beach ball for the Earth, and a small golf ball for the Moon.

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The model can be used to show how the moon moves around Earth. This model also shows

all of the following EXCEPT--

• the amount of light Earth reflects

• the land areas of Earth and the moon

• how the moon makes a revolution

• how Earth and the moon compare in size

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