Day/Night Cycle Practice Questions

The air that surrounds the Earth, and Sun; it is made of a mixture of gases

• Orbit

• Atmosphere

• Rotation

• Earth

Imaginary line about which an object rotates

• Diameter

• Satellite

• Revolution

• Axis

The path that one object in space follows as it revolves around another object in space

• Orbit

• Atmosphere

• Earth

• Revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

One orbit of an object, such as a planet or satellite, in space around another object in space

• Axis

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Diameter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The spinning of a planet, Moon, or other object on its axis

• Satellite

• Atmosphere

• Axis

• Rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A straight line going through the center of a circle connecting two points on the circumference

• Axis

• Diameter

• Revolution

• Rotation

An object (such as a moon) that moves around a much larger planet.

• Diameter

• Orbit

• Satellite

• Rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?

• one day
• one week
• one month
• one year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____

• the 12 months
• the years
• the seasons
• day and night

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

As the Earth travels around the Sun, it creates a pattern that makes _____

• the months
• the years
• the seasons
• day and night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1