demonstrate that Earth rotates on its axis once approximately every 24 hours causing the day/night cycle and the apparent movement of the Sun across the sky
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Which of these cycles is a direct result of Earth’s rotation?
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Day and night
Seasons
Moon phases
Rainfall and evaporation
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On which side of a house in Texas should a window be placed so that the people inside the house can see the sunrise each day through the window?
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West
South
East
North
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Which of these cycles is a direct result of Earth’s rotation?
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On which side of a house in Texas should a window be placed so that the people inside the house can see the sunrise each day through the window?
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Some students used a globe to model the rotation of Earth. They shaded in Texas on the globe, as shown below. They rotated the globe and observed that Texas was in exactly the same place after each rotation. The students could rotate the globe quickly or slowly. If the globe could rotate only at the rate that Earth actually rotates, about how long would each complete rotation take?
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Shadows cast by objects change throughout the day. The picture below shows the shadow cast by a tree at 3:00 P.M. Which picture shows how the tree’s shadow most likely looked at 9:00 A.M.?
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A student draws diagrams of her house and the location of the sun in the sky. Which diagram below does not correctly represent the location of the sun at the time indicated?
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A student is looking for evidence that Earth is always rotating on its axis. Which of the following would provide the best evidence?
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A student draws a model showing the movements of Earth, the moon, and the sun.
Which arrow shows the movement that causes day and night on Earth?
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Which of these best explains why the sun appears to move across the sky each day?
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A student builds a model of the solar system that includes a sphere representing Earth. The sphere turns in a full circle on its axis. By using a model of Earth that spins on its axis, the student can best demonstrate —
