Earth's Rotation & Moon Phases

How long does it take for the moon to complete one cycle?

• about 1 year

  (365 days)

• about one month (29 days)

• about 1 day

  (24 hours)

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

• 12 hours
• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 29.5 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Earth's rotation on its axis is what causes ______________________________.

• seasons
• moon phases
• day and night
• weather

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the reason we have seasons?

• Earth's resolution

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take for Earth to rotate on it's axis?

• 1 week

• 1 year

• 365 days

• 24 hours

How many phases of the moon are there?

• 5

• 4

• 10

• 8

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What phase of the moon is shown above?

• New moon

• Waxing crescent

• Full moon

• First quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What does rotate mean?

• to go around something

• to turn or spin

• to move to the side

The path followed by an object moving around another object is called.....

• rotate

• orbit

• cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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