Why we have day and night
6 free practice questions with explanations
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Why we have day and night: example questions & answers
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What makes it daytime where you live?
- ASomeone flicks a switch
- BThe Moon turns on a light
- CYour part of Earth faces the Sun✓
- DThe stars come out
Answer: It is daytime when the part of Earth you live on is facing the Sun.
What makes it night-time where you live?
- AThe Sun goes to sleep
- BYour part of Earth faces away from the Sun✓
- CThe Earth stops moving
- DClouds cover everything
Answer: It is night when your part of Earth is turned away from the Sun, so it is dark.
What gives us light during the day?
- AThe Moon
- BA torch
- CThe stars
- DThe Sun✓
Answer: The Sun lights up the sky during the day and makes everything bright.
Day and night keep changing because the Earth does what?
- ASpins around✓
- BGrows bigger
- CFalls asleep
- DStands completely still
Answer: The Earth spins around like a top, so different parts face the Sun at different times, giving us day and night.
How long does it take the Earth to spin around once, giving us one day and one night?
- AAbout one year
- BAbout 24 hours✓
- CAbout one week
- DAbout 5 minutes
Answer: The Earth takes about 24 hours to spin all the way around once, which makes one full day and night.
When it is daytime for you, what is it like on the opposite side of the Earth?
- AIt is daytime there too
- BIt is always raining there
- CThere is no sky there
- DIt is night-time there✓
Answer: When your side of Earth faces the Sun it is day, so the other side faces away and has night.