How do the Earth and Moon get light and heat

Why does the Sun look different from the stars we see at night?

• The Sun is a star and it is much closer to earth than other stars.

• The Sun is a big ball of rock

• The Sun is made of rock and is close to earth

• The Sun is another planet closer to earth.

The Sun provides heat and light to Earth.

• True
• False

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Monica is using a flashlight to model the sun. Gary is modeling the Earth.

Which idea about the Sun and Earth are the students modeling.

• The Sun provides Earth with heat.

• The Sun provides Earth with light.

• Earth provides the Sun with heat.

• Earth provides the Sun with light.

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Which is true about the sun?

• We can walk on the sun.

• It is a star.

• It is a moon.

• It is a planet close to Earth.

The moon ​ (a)   light from the​ (b)  

• reflects
• Sun
• beams
• Earth
• shines
• moon

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Point at the Moon in the image.

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Have astronauts ever landed on the moon?

• yes

• no

Organize these options into the right categories

a

b

c

d

Light and Heat

The Sun

The Moon

The Earth

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Why is hotter during the day?

• The Earth is providing itself with heat and light

• The moon is providing the heat to Earth.

• The moon is providing light to Earth

• The Sun is providing the Earth with heat and light

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You can't see the Moon during the day.

• True
• False

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