Science Fusion Unit 5 Lesson 3

What is a group of stars that makes a pattern?

• Ursa Minor (Little Dipper)

• Hercules

• constellations

• Ursa Major (Big Dipper)

Earth ________ on its axis.

• rotates

• revolves

• twists and shouts

• stays

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When the sun is low in the sky, the shadows are:

• short

• long

• there are no shadows.

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Why do the length of shadows change throughout the day?

• Because of the revolution of Earth around the sun

• Because of the revolution of the moon around Earth

• Because of the rising and setting of the sun

• Because of the movement of stars in a circle

Why do the stars seem to move in the sky?

• Earth's tilt

• Earth orbiting the sun

• The moon orbiting Earth

• Earth rotating on its axis

What would happen if Earth spun faster on its axis than it does now?

• Earth would be hotter

• A day would be shorter than 24 hours

• A year would be longer than 365 days

• There would be more than four seasons

Which of the following explains why we have night and day?

• the phase of the moon

• the rotation of Earth on its axis

• the revolution of Earth around the sun

• the alignment of planets

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What process changes liquid water into vapor?

• sun's radiation

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

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What are the 3 states of matter?

• Water, air, ball

• mass, volume, grams

• solid, liquid, gas

• chair, table, pencil

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If you want to make tiny objects look bigger in the science lab you will use a _______________.

• rain gauge

• microscope

• telescope

• timer