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Time of day year when shadows are at their shortest because sun is highest in the sky
a) summer
b) fall
c) winter
d)

Time of year our shadows are longest and don't change much because the sun is lower in the sky
a) summer
b) winter
c) spring
d) fall

365.26 days
a) how long it takes for moon to revolve around earth
b) how long it takes for earth t revolve around sun
c) how long it takes for earth to rotate
d)

23.9 hours
a) how long it takes for moon to revolve around earth
b) how long it takes for earth t revolve around sun
c) how long it takes for earth to rotate around 1 time
d)

What is an example of a model?
a) a drawing with labels
b) a 3D representation of sun earth and moon system
c) a picture showing how things move with arrows
d) All are examples of a model

time it takes for planet to revolve around the sun
a) orbital period
b) astronomy
c) rotation
d) model

the path an object takes around another object
a) revolution
b) axis
c) rotation
d) orbit

the movement of a planet around the sun
a) revolution
b) orbit
c) rotation
d) axis

What is an example of a natural satellite?
a) moon
b) earth
c) meteor
d) space station

Shadows are long and point east
a) in the evening before sunset
b) all the time
c) in the early morning
d) noon time

What explains why we have day and night?
a) the way the earth rotates counter clockwise
b) the way the earth rotates clockwise
c) the way the earth revolves around the sun
d) the way the sun revolves around earth

What would make the best model of a sun
a) golf ball
b) beachball
c) marble
d) baseball

What explains why the sun and moon appear to be the same size
a) The sun is closer
b) the moon is larger
c) the moon is much closer
d) the sun and moon are same distance away

What statement is true
a) both the earth and moon revolve around the sun
b) only the earth revolves around the sun
c) the moon does not rotate
d) the earth does not rotate

The month is determined by
a) moon going around sun
b) one full to to the next 29.5 days
c) Quarter moon to full moon 27.2 days
d) earth and sun shadows

One year is determined by
a) revolution of earth around sun
b) moon movements
c) sun rotation
d) stars

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