Earth's Orbit & Rotation

What time of day does this picture represent? (hint: there is a long shadow to the left of izzy.)

• morning

• noon

• night

• evening

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes different constellations to be visible from Earth at different times of the year?

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• movement of the stars

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• none of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What time of day does this picture represent based on the length and position of the shadow?

• noon

• 5 pm

• night

• 9 am

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the phenomenon that provided evidence against a geocentric model called?

• stellar parallax

• shadows

• parallelogram

• none of these

How long does it take for the Earth to do one rotation on its axis?

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 60 seconds

• 1 light year

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes the need for time zones?

• shadows

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• sun dials

Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• the sun's rotation

• movement of the stars

• Earth's orbit around the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take the Earth to orbit around the sun?

• 1 month

• 365.25 days

• 325.0 days

• 24 hours

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What causes day and night?

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• the sun's rotation

• the moon's shadow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What does this Foucault pendulum provide evidence for?

• the movement of the stars

• the rotation of Earth on its axis

• the orbit of the Earth around the sun

• none of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6