Earth's Orbit around the Sun

Earth's Orbit around the Sun

5th - 6th Grade

25 Qs

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Earth's Orbit around the Sun

Earth's Orbit around the Sun

Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th - 6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-6, MS-PS2-4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Tom Byrne

Used 17+ times

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

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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