Planetary Science Review

The larger the planet, the __________ gravity it has due to its mass.

• less

• normal

• more

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Gravity pulls a tetherball ________ when it is moving in a circle.

• up

• down

• out

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Moon phases are made by the shadow of the Earth on the moon.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The stars are out during the day.

• True

• False

We see different constellations each season because of the Earth rotating on its axis.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

We see different constellations each season because of the Earth's position in orbit around the sun.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

All the small stars are the same distance away from the Earth.

• True

• False

Stars in the same constellation are different distances in space.

• True

• False

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west because

• the sun orbits the Earth.

• the Earth orbits the sun.

• the Earth rotates on its axis.

• of the moon's gravity.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the sun is directly overhead, the time is

• morning

• noon

• two o'clock

• three o'clock

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1