Earth, Sun & Moon System

When the Earth is closest to the Sun the Northern hemisphere is experiencing what season?

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

• Spring

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

At position A what season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

• Spring

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

If position A is the Fall equinox what does that mean?

• There is an equal number of daylight and nighttime hours

• There is more daylight hours than nighttime hours

• There is more nighttime hours than daylight hours

• There is only daylight hours and no nighttime hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The non-shaded part of the Earth represents

• northern hemisphere

• daytime

• southern hemisphere

• nighttime

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

At position 8 the Moon phase will be

• Waxing crescent

• Waxing gibbous

• Waning gibbous

• Waning crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In which direction does Earth revolve around the Sun?

• clockwise (D to C to B to A)

• counterclockwise (C to D to A to B)

• upward

• downward

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which way does the Earth rotate around it's axis?

• West to East

• East to West

• North to South

• South to North

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

There is a Lunar Eclipse tonight. What position must the Moon be in?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In April 2024, a Total Solar Eclipse will be visible from Buffalo, New York. What position must the Moon be in?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the angle that Earth's axis is tilted at?

• 15.5 degrees

• 20.5 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 28.5 degrees

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1