FOSS Earth and Sun Investigation 1

Front

The Sun rises in the __________.

Back

East

Front

The Moon and stars set in the __________.

Back

West

Front

Which sentence helps explain why there is day and night on Earth? Options: The Sun moves around Earth once every 24 hours., Earth spins on a north-south axis, It takes 1 year for Earth to turn on its axis., Day is the side of Earth facing the Moon.

Back

Earth spins on a north-south axis

Front

True or false: Night is the side of the Earth in shadow.

Back

True

Front

What statement best describes the Sun?

Back

The Sun is a mass of burning gas at the center of our solar system.

Front

Of the Earth, Sun, & Moon, which travel in an orbit?

Back

The Moon and the Earth

Front

The Earth’s 4 seasons are caused by?

Back

The earth ‘s revolution around the Sun on a tilted axis.

Front

In twelve hours, what will happen at Location A?

Back

It will be nighttime.

Front

In twenty-four hours, what will happen at Location B? Options: The sun will appear to rise. It will be daytime. It will be nighttime. It will be summer time.

Back

It will be nighttime.

Front

The Earth spins on an imaginary line known as?

Back

Axis