Earth/Sun System Patterns

Seasons are caused by the tilt of the earth's axis, and:

• tides

• the earth revolving around the sun

• the moon's gravity

• wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

It is summer in New York. That means:

• The northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
• The southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
• The eastern hemisphere is facing towards the sun
• The western hemisphere is facing towards the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Shadows have different lengths throughout the day because:

• The earth is rotating
• The sun is revolving around the earth
• The earth is revolving around the sun
• Gravity

Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.

• rotation
• revolution
• phase
• comet

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.

• axis
• rotation
• revolution
• satellite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

If it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Spring
• Fall
• Winter
• Summer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

It takes Earth _____________ to make one revolution or orbit around the Sun.

• 365 days
• 365 hours
• 28 days
• 24 hours

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

It takes Earth _________ to make one complete rotation on its axis.

• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 28 days
• 24 days

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The imaginary line running through the center of Earth.

• axis
• moon
• constellation
• orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How do shadows change throughout the day?

• They go from long to short and back to long.
• The go from short to long.
• They go from short to long and back to short.
• They stay the same the entire day.

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2