Day and Night — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Why does the sun look like it moves?
A) Earth turns around
B) Sun walks fast
C) Clouds push sun
D) Moon pulls sun
Earth spinning makes the sun appear to move across our sky.
2. When is your shadow the longest?
A) At noon time
B) Near sunrise time
C) When stars come
D) When you sleep
Near sunrise the sun is low so shadows reach far out.
3. What comes right before night arrives?
A) Sunrise glow
B) Bright noon
C) Evening sunset
D) New morning
Evening with sunset comes just before the night sky.
4. What order shows one whole day?
A) Night, noon, dawn
B) Noon, night, dawn
C) Dawn, dusk, noon
D) Dawn, noon, dusk
A day goes dawn to noon to dusk as Earth keeps turning.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Earth turns to make day and night.
Earth turning is what creates day on one side and night.
2. When our side faces the sun it is day.
Day happens when our part of Earth points at the sun.
3. When our side faces away it is night.
Night happens when our part of Earth turns away from sun.
4. Shadows are long near sunrise and sunset.
Low sun makes long shadows in the morning and evening.
5. Shadows are short at noon time.
Noon sun is overhead so shadows fall short under us.