1) Day and Night cycle is caused by a) rotation b) revolution c) rainfall every day 2) Suns apparent movement across the sky a) rotation b) revolution c) moon phases d) changing of seasons 3) The sun sets in the... a) East b) West c) South d) North 4) The Sun rises in the a) East b) West c) North d) South 5) Which is NOT evidence of rotation? a) cycle of day and night b) sun rising once every 24 hours c) Shadows change throughout the day d) passing of a year 6) Causes the sun to appear to move a) rotation of Earth b) orbit/revolve c) Moon phases change every 7 days 7) NOT a model of rotation a) b) c) d) 8) Which of these cycles is a direct result of Earths rotation? a) day and night b) moon phases c) rainfall and evaporation d) seasons 9) Which statement is related to Earth's rotation? a) Earth is farthest from the sun in the summer b) Earth is titled at about 23.5 degrees c) Earth spins in a circle around an axis d) Earth experiences changing weather 10) A student looked outside and observed the Sun in the western sky. Which of the following times could it be? a) Sunrise b) Sunset c) Noon d) Midnight 11) Students were asked to draw a diagram to correctly model Earth’s rotation. Which diagram would be correct? a) b) c) d) 12) Which statement correctly describes the Sun’s apparent movement across the sky? a) The Earth goes all the way around the sun b) The Sun spins around Earth c) The moon spins around the sun d) The Earth spins on an axis 13) A person standing in the United States notices the Sun is rising. At the same moment, a person in Japan sees the Sun setting. Which statement describes why this happens? a) Sun’s rotation around the Earth b) Sun moved from one location to another c) Earth rotating once every 24 hours d) Earth has circled around the Sun 14) Which images represent affects from Earth's rotation? (Select TWO correct answers)) a) b) c) d) 15) What would be the most likely affect if Earth stopped rotating? a) Half the earth would only see one phase of the moon. b) Half the earth would only experience one season. c) Half the earth would only have sunny, hot days. d) Half the earth would be stuck in nighttime.

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