Comparing the Sun, Earth, Moon, and the Planets

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Science
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4th - 5th Grade
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Hard
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Lizzette Aguirre
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A student wants to explain the thickness of Earth's crust to his class. Which answer best describes what he could use to explain the thickness of Earth's crust?
a spacesuit worn by an astronaut
the air in a basketball
The skin of an apple
a rubber tire on a car's wheel
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
How many hours do two full days and full nights take on Earth?
24 hours
48 hours
36 hours
12 hours
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Look at the drawing. The drawing best represents-
the change from day to night
the thickness of Earth's crust
Earth's atmosphere
Earth's rotation on its axis
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A student is looking for evidence of the constant rotation of Earth on it axis. Which of the following provides the best evidence for this?
The changing lengths and directions of shadows through the day
the changing shape of the moon in the night sky
the changing air pressure before a rainstorm
the changing temperature and rainfall through the year
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A student used a globe to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth. The student slowly rotated the globe until the point labeled A returned to exactly where it is shown in the picture. How much time did the student's demonstration represent?
1 minute
28 days
24 hours
1 hour
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
All of the following descriptions of the sun are correct EXCEPT--
It is closer to Earth than it is to Venus
It is the largest object in the solar system
It is closest star to Earth
It is located at the cent of the solar system
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following shows the sun, the moon, and the Earth arranged in order from least to greatest mass?
sun, moon, Earth
moon, Earth, sun
sun, Earth, moon
Earth, moon, sun
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
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