Sun, Moon, Earth Review

The student uses a globe to represent Earth and a light bulb to represent the Sun. How can the student use the globe and light bulb to show what causes day and night on Earth?

• rotate the globe near the lightbulb

• tilt the globe but rotate the lightbulb

• turn the lightbulb on and off

• move the lightbulb around the globe in a circle

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The length of one day on Earth is determined by how long it takes

• the Moon to revolve once

• the Moon to rotate once

• Earth to rotate once

• Earth to revolve once

Some students used a globe to model the rotation of Earth. If the globe could rotate only at the rate that the Earth actually rotates, about how long would each complete rotation take?

• 30 days

• 60 minutes

• 24 hours

• 365 days

What direction does the sun rise from every morning?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Which of the following characteristics are only a characteristic of our Earth and not the entire solar system?

• Water covers most of the surface.

• Rocks and dust can be found on the surface.

• The core temperature is 15 million degrees Celsius.

• Meteor craters can be found on the surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which cycle is a direct result of Earth's rotation?

• day and night

• moon phases

• rainfall and evaporation

• seasons

Shadows cast by objects change throughout the day. The picture below shows the shadow cast

by a tree at 3:00 P.M.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Why does the sun appear to move across the sky each day?

• Earths rotation on its axis

• The moon phases

• The sun is moving

• The moon is in front of the earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following is an accurate representation of where the sun is located in the sky throughout the day?

• In the morning it is in the east, at noon it is directly overhead, and in the evening it is in the west

• In the morning it is in the West, at noon it is directly overhead, and in the evening it is in the East

• In the morning it is directly overhead, at noon it is in the west and in the evening it is in the east

• In the morning it is directly overhead, at noon it is in the east and in the evening it is in the west

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The data table below shows times that an observer in Texas saw the Moon rise during a 5-day

period. The time of the Moon rise on Wednesday is not shown. Based on the pattern in the data

table, at what time did the Moon rise on Wednesday?

• 10:00 pm

• 10:44 pm

• 11:00 pm

• 11:15 pm

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1