Space Systems Test

Match the following pictures to the definitions.

• line passing through Earth's center

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• bodies in our solar system

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• energy from the sun

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• sun highest in the sky

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• four periods of the year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The sun is highest in the sky at solar noon during the ​ (a)   . ​

• summer
• winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In New York State there is a greater chance of precipitation falling as snow in January than in March, because in January the Northern Hemisphere is tilted.

• toward the Sun, and temperatures are warmer

• away from the Sun, and temperatures are colder

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What causes seasons to change?

• Earth's tilt in relation to the sun

• the warming and cooling of the earth's core

• Earth rotating every 24 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why are globes made to lean at a 23.5 degree angle?

• to allow them to spin easier

• to show the tilt of earth's axis

• to show the passing seasons

• to show the effects of gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When it's winter in the southern hemisphere...

• It's winter in the northern hemisphere.

• It's summer in the northern hemisphere.

• It's spring in the northern hemisphere.

• It's fall in the northern hemisphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

On which date will New York State receive the most amount of daylight?​ (a)  

• June 21
• March 22
• September 21
• December 21

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What causes the shadow to change lengths throughout the day?

• The angle the sun hits the Earth

• Big Trees

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Explain why Earth has seasons.

(Choose 3 answers)

• The Earth is tilted

• The Earth changes its position around the sun

• Parts of the Earth get direct or indirect sunlight affecting the temperature.

• Winter,Spring,Summer, Pink

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1