Earth's Orbit around the Sun

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Science
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5th - 6th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Tom Byrne
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which time of the year would the Northern & Southern Hemisphere each have 12 hours of daylight.
Summer Solstice
Winter Solstice
Autumn Equinox
Summer
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which time of the year would the North Pole have 24 hours of darkness.
Summer
Winter Solstice
Vernal Equinox
Fall
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What time of the year does the Northern Hemisphere have its longest amount of daylight?
Summer Solstice
Winter Solstice
Vernal Equinox
Autumn Equinox
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What time of year does the Northern Hemisphere have its shortest amount of daylight?
Summer Solstice
March 21
Vernal Equinox
December 21
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
March 21st marks what date for Earth's orbit around the Sun?
Winter Solstice
Vernal Equinox
Autumn Equinos
Summer Solstice
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
About what date is the Autumn Equinox?
October 21st
June 21st
August 21st
September 21st
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is the significance of the Autumn Equinox?
the length of daylight = the length of nighttime
Leaves fall on the ground
Leaves start to change color
The North Pole is tilted away from the Sun
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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