Day, Night, and Earth Rotation Exercise

Day, Night, and Earth Rotation

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Day, Night, and Earth Rotation

Understand how Earth rotates on its axis to create the cycle of day and night. See how spinning causes different parts of Earth to face the Sun.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What causes day and night on Earth?

  2. MultiChoice

    Why is it daytime on the side of Earth facing the Sun?

  3. MultiChoice

    Why is it nighttime on the side of Earth opposite the Sun?

  4. MultiChoice

    In which direction does the Sun appear to rise in the morning?

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    In which direction does the Sun appear to set in the evening?

  6. MultiChoice

    Why does the Sun seem to move across the sky during the day?

  7. MultiChoice

    How many hours long is one full day-night cycle on Earth?

  8. MultiChoice

    If it is daytime in North America, what is it on the opposite side of Earth in Asia?

  9. MultiChoice

    At what time of day is the Sun highest in the sky?

  10. MultiChoice

    What is the movement of the Sun across the daytime sky called?

  11. MultiChoice

    How much of Earth is illuminated by sunlight at any single moment?

  12. MultiChoice

    What would change if Earth spun faster on its axis?