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To help teach his class about the earth and the sun, Mr. Rogers built a model of our solar system. The biggest ball is the sun, and it sits in the center, with the planets spread out around it, like in this picture.

He then asked the class to explain what is actually happening to cause the day/night cycle on earth to occur. Below are some of the thoughts of students in the class. Sort them according to whether they are true or false.

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True: The earth rotates on its axis, causing different parts of the earth to be illuminated by the sun at different times

False: The sun moves around the earth, causing day and night