Earth and Space Science: L2.3 and L2.4

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When it’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s ______ in the Southern Hemisphere.
Summer
Winter
Spring
Fall
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Earth isn't straight up and down. Instead, it's tilted on its __.
Axis
Equator
Hemisphere
Prime meridian
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
12 hours
24 hours
365 1/4 days
29.5 days
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which term is used to describe the light that is hitting a region straight on?
Direct sunlight
Straight sunlight
Blunt sunlight
Open sunlight
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sunlight hits Earth’s surface most directly at the _______. Because of this, this area doesn't experience seasons.
North pole
South pole
Equator
Equinox
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the larger outer lighter part of the shadow cone called, where a partial eclipse can be viewed?
Total
Umbra
Penumbra
Partial
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If the sun is 400x wider than the moon, how do they cover each other exactly during a total eclipse?
The Sun is much closer to Earth than the Moon.
The Moon is 400x farther away than the Sun to the Earth.
The Sun is 400x farther away than the Moon to the Earth.
Scientists are not sure how this happens.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
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