Sun-Earth-Moon System

How long does it take the Earth to make one full rotation (spin) around its axis?

• 1 day

• 1 week

• 1 month

• 1 year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take the moon to make one full revolution around the Earth?

• about 1 day

• about 1 week

• about 1 month

• about 1 year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take the Earth to make one full revolution/movement around the Sun?

• 1 day

• 1 month

• 4 weeks

• 1 year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What 1 factor causes day and night on Earth?

• The moon's revolution around the Earth

• The Earth's tilted axis

• The Earth's rotation around its axis

• The Earth's revolution around the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What 2 factors cause the 4 seasons on Earth?

• Earth's rotation around axis and revolution around the sun

• Earth's tilted axis and revolution around the sun

• Earth's rotation around its axis and tilted axis

• Earth's revolution around sun and gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What phase of the moon would you see from the Earth? (remember.. you cannot see the backside of a circle)

• Full Moon

• Waxing Crescent

• New Moon

• Waning Gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following takes 24 hours to complete?

• Earths revolution around the Sun

• Earths rotation around its axis

• Moons rotation around the Earth

• Moon to go through all 8 phases

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A(n) ________________ is a planet or objects path.

• rotation

• ellipse

• orbit

• axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A(n) _____________ is an imaginary line an object spins around.

• ellipse

• Hemisphere

• Equator

• axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A(n) _______________ is a person who travels to space in a spacecraft.

• meteorologist

• geologist

• astronaut

• scientist