JC - Earth & Space 2

What is this diagram representing? 

• Earth revolving on its axis every 365 days to make day/night
• Earth rotating on its axis around the sun every year
• The sun rotates on its axis around Earth to make day/night
• The Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours to make day/night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

About how many days does the moon repeat its phases?

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

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What causes Earth to have a day/night cycle? 

• Earth orbits on its axis around the sun every 365 days
• Earth's rotation (spin/turn) on its axis every 24 hours
• Earth revolving around the sun in 1 year
• The moon's orbit around earth about 28 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth has seasons because Earth is titled as it

• revolves around the sun every 24 hours
• rotates around the sun in 28 days
• Revolves/Orbits around the sun every 1 year
• Orbits around the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes the tides on Earth to change between low tide and high tide?

• The gravitational pull of the moon's orbit around Earth
• The sun heating and cooling the waters
• The water cycle
• The moon staying in one spot

Which planet has a rocky surface?

• Neptune

• Venus

• Saturn

• Jupiter

Which choice below lists the correct order of the planets from the sun?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Saturn

• Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn

What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common?

• They all have rocky surfaces.

• They all appear to be similar to Earth.

• They are all gaseous planets.

• They all appear to be made of rock and ice.

Which is an object in the solar system that is a frozen mass of ice and dust?

• asteroid

• comet

• moon

• planet

Why does the sun appear larger than other stars?

• The sun is closer to Earth than other stars

• The sun is the largest star in the galaxy

• The sun has a brighter light than other stars

• The light from the sun is magnified by Earth's atmosphere