Question | Answer |
1. What causes day? |
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2. What causes night? |
| 3. How would your shadow at noon compare to your shadow in the afternoon? |
| 4. Why do shadows change length? |
| 5. Name the 1st four planets. |
| 6. What is one reason life on earth is possible? |
| 7. How much time has passed if the Earth has traveled around the sun 1 time? |
| 8. How much time has passed if the Earth has rotated on it axis 1 time? |
| 9. Name the last 4 planets. |
| 10. True or False- Earth’s temperature would not change if we were further away from the sun. |
| 11. Fill in the blank: During a new moon the moon is ____________ the sun and earth. |
| 12. How much time has passed if the moon has gone through 3 lunar cycles? About ______ months. |
| 13. Look at the picture below, which location is experiencing summer? |
| 14. In what direction do the moon and sun appear to move across the sky? |
| 15. What is one reason life on Earth is possible? |
| 16. Pick a planet (besides Earth) and give one reason why life is not possible on this planet. |
| 17. True or False: We (humans) could survive on Earth without light from the sun. |
| 18. At what time of day are shadows longest? | |