Earth & Shadow Patterns Quiz
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- Q 1/31Score 0An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles on which the Earth rotates is called_____________.29hemisphereaxispolesequator
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- Q1An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles on which the Earth rotates is called_____________.hemisphereaxispolesequator120s
- Q2An imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole is called__________________.hemispherehalfway lineaxisequator120s
- Q3The Earth travels around the sun in about 365 days (same as a year). This is called__________.spinningrevolutionrotationrotate120s
- Q4The bar graph shows the amount of daylight during different months. Which season tends to have the shortest periods of daylight?FallWinterSummerSpring120s
- Q5The bar graph shows the amount of daylight during different months. Which season tends to have the longest periods of daylight?SummerFallWinterSpring120s
- Q6This 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?54 meters236 meters67 meters89 meters120s
- Q7A 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.?BADC120s
- Q8Why 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.120s
- Q9The picture shows a girl standing in the middle of a playground at 3:00 in the afternoon. In which direction will her shadow be?toward the easttoward the southtoward the northtoward the west120s
- Q10The Earth's motion that creates day and night or completes a 24 hour day.hemisphererotationequatorrevolution120s
- Q11Based on their shadows, who do you think is standing outside around noon?LilianaSuzanneKenCalvin120s
- Q12Earth makes a complete revolution around the sun once every_________.dayseason24 hoursyear120s
- Q13To move around another object is __________.turningspinrevolverotate120s
- Q14The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space is called ________.orbitrevolvetiltrotate120s
- Q15The data for October is missing. What would be a reasonable prediction for the average number of daylight hours in October?less than 10 hoursabout 9 hoursless than 8 hoursabout 12 hours120s
