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Earth & Shadow Patterns Quiz

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  • Q1
    An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles on which the Earth rotates is called_____________.
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    hemisphere
    axis
    poles
    equator
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  • Q2
    An imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole is called__________________.
    hemisphere
    halfway line
    axis
    equator
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  • Q3
    The Earth travels around the sun in about 365 days (same as a year). This is called__________.
    spinning
    revolution
    rotation
    rotate
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  • Q4
    The bar graph shows the amount of daylight during different months. Which season tends to have the shortest periods of daylight?
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    Fall
    Winter
    Summer
    Spring
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  • Q5
    The bar graph shows the amount of daylight during different months. Which season tends to have the longest periods of daylight?
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    Summer
    Fall
    Winter
    Spring
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  • Q6
    This tower is 173 meters tall, but the shadow its casts at noon changes throughout the year. Which of the following is the most reasonable prediction for the shadow in the month of November?
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    54 meters
    236 meters
    67 meters
    89 meters
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  • Q7
    A student places a stick in the ground and records the shadow at different times of the day. In which outline or letter could the shadow be at 10:00 a.m.?
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    B
    A
    D
    C
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  • Q8
    Why do shadows change in appearance during the day?
    The way the Sun seems to move through the sky.
    The change in how the air moves during the day.
    The place we stand when we look at the shadows.
    The way things grow when they are warmed by the Sun.
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  • Q9
    The picture shows a girl standing in the middle of a playground at 3:00 in the afternoon. In which direction will her shadow be?
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    toward the east
    toward the south
    toward the north
    toward the west
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  • Q10
    The Earth's motion that creates day and night or completes a 24 hour day.
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    hemisphere
    rotation
    equator
    revolution
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  • Q11
    Based on their shadows, who do you think is standing outside around noon?
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    Liliana
    Suzanne
    Ken
    Calvin
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  • Q12
    Earth makes a complete revolution around the sun once every_________.
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    day
    season
    24 hours
    year
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  • Q13
    To move around another object is __________.
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    turning
    spin
    revolve
    rotate
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  • Q14
    The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space is called ________.
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    orbit
    revolve
    tilt
    rotate
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  • Q15
    The data for October is missing. What would be a reasonable prediction for the average number of daylight hours in October?
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    less than 10 hours
    about 9 hours
    less than 8 hours
    about 12 hours
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  • Q16
    Is this a Solar Eclipse or Lunar Eclipse?
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    solar eclipse
    lunar Eclipse
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  • Q17
    Is this a Solar eclipse or a Lunar eclipse?
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    solar eclipse
    lunar eclipse
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  • Q18
    Is this a solar eclipse or lunar eclipse?
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    lunar eclipse
    its neither
    solar eclipse
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  • Q19
    Is this a solar eclipse or lunar eclipse?
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    lunar eclipse
    its neither
    solar eclipse
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  • Q20
    The suns rays hit the Earth at an angle because the Earth is tilted. What part of the Earth is getting light most directly?
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    the light hits the Earth equally.
    Bottom of the Earth
    top of the Earth
    middle of the Earth
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