The Fast and the Curious: The Earth, Sun, and Seasons

Choose the best answer to complete this sentence. The Earth ___ around the sun.

• Floats

• Spins

• Drifts

• Orbits

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Choose the word that best fits this sentence. A(n) ___ has the shape of an oval.

• Ellipse

• Circle

• Sphere

• Spiral

Choose the word that best fits this sentence. The Earth spins around its ___.

• Equator

• Axis

• Core

• Self

Choose the word that best fits this sentence. The ___ divides the Earth's northern and southern hemispheres.

• Equator

• Axis

• Orbit

• Longitude

What is this picture showing?

• The Sun orbiting around Earth.

• The Earth staying still next to the sun.

• Earth's orbit around the sun.

• How the Sun and the Earth will collide.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is this shape called? Don't mind the lines inside of it.

• Cylinder

• Sphere

• Circle

• Ellipse

What is this line down the center of the Earth called?

• Hemisphere

• Equator

• Axis

• Dividing Line

What is the line that goes through the North and South poles called?

• Equator

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Axis