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Which best explains why the sun appears to move across the sky?
a) the lunar cycle
b) Earth's rotation (spinning on its axis)
c) Earth's revolution around the sun
d) The moon revolving around Earth

What causes seasons?
a) movement of Earth around the sun
b) movement of the Sun around the Earth.
c) movement of the Earth around the Moon
d) movement of the Sun around the Moon

The sun rises in the...
a) East
b) West
c)
d)

What pattern does the earth orbiting the sun every 365 days cause?
a) moon phases
b) length of shadows
c) cloud cover
d) changing seasons

The sun sets (appears to go down) in the...
a) East
b) West
c)
d)

What is the sixth planet from the sun?
a) Saturn
b) Uranus
c) Jupiter
d) Mars

The rotation of Earth on its axis causes
a) Seasons
b) Wind
c) A month
d) Day and night

Caused by Earth revolving around the sun at a tilt:
a) Patterns
b) Shadows
c) Seasons
d) Day and night

Which planet is closest to the sun?
a) Mars
b) Mercury
c) Earth
d) Jupiter

Which letter shows a waning gibbous?


a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D

Why do shadows change in appearance during the day?
a) The change in how the air moves during the day.
b) The place we stand when we look at the shadows.
c) The way the sun seems to move through the sky.
d) The way things grow when they are warmed by the sun.

Why do stars look different in the summer months than in the winter months?
a) the Earth revolves around the sun
b) the moon revolves around the sun
c) the Earth rotates on its axis
d) the stars rotate around the Earth

Which change occurs at least once every day?
a) Day changes into night
b) New moon changes to full moon
c) Summer turns into fall
d) It rains

Approximately how many days does it take for the moon to complete one cycle from new moon to full moon to new moon?
a) 8 days
b) 1 day
c) 28 days
d) 18 days

How often does each phase of the moon appear?
a) weekly
b) monthly
c) daily
d) yearly

Which of the following moon phases comes AFTER a full moon?
a) waxing gibbous
b) waning gibbous
c) new moon
d) half moon

When observing shadows outside at different times of the day, at which time would your shadow be the shortest?
a) 9 a.m.
b) 10:30 a.m.
c) 12:00 p.m.
d) 2:30 p.m.

Which of the following describes the sun?
a) It is made mostly of the gases, hydrogen and helium.
b) It rotates on its axis every 24 hours.
c) It is small than Earth and the moon.
d) It is a solid.

The sun's rays make the longest shadows...
a) late at night
b) all the time
c) early in the morning
d) at 12:00 (noon)

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