Earth's Place in Space

What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of _____

• the earth

• the sun

• the stars

• the moon

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How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?

• 24 hr

• 7 days

• 1 hr

• 365 days

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About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?

• 65 days
• 8 days
• 365 days
• 28 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What moon phase came right BEFORE this one?

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The moon ____________ around the Earth.

• revoloves
• rotates
• up
• down

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What is the source of the moon's light?

• Earth

• the sun

• the moon

• Mars

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What causes the phases of the moon?

• Earth's movement around the sun

• the moon's movement around Earth

• Earth's movement around the moon

• the sun's movement around the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

This is the reason we experience day and night

• rotation
• revolution

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The seasons change as the Earth orbits around the sun because of the Earth's

• revolution
• axis
• rotation

• moon phases

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What is the name of the imaginary line running through the North Pole to the South Pole?

• orbit
• axis
• equator
• latitude