Earth's Motion

The sun is ______ km from Earth.

• 15,000,000

• 150,000,000

• 50,000,000

• 5,500,000

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The Sun's energy is from _________.

• none of the answers are correct

• atomic fission

• nuclear fusion

• light and heat

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The Sun's core temperature is hotter than the surface temperature.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The motion of one object around another object

• revolution

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The path an object follows as it moves around another object

• revolution

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

One complete Earth rotation is called a ________ and takes 24 hours. 

• seasonal cycle

• annual cycle

• day/night cycle

Earth's rotation makes object in the sky to __________ east to west across the sky.

• move

• cycle

• center

• tilted

The curved surface of the Earth's surface causes the sunlight to spread more at the __________ than at the _________. 

• poles; equator

• equator; poles

• east; west

• west; east

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The direction of the north end of Earth's rotation axis points towards the sun during __________ and _________.

• summer; winter

• winter; fall

• fall; spring

• spring; summer

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The direction of the north end of Earth's rotation axis points away from the sun during __________ and _________.

• summer; winter

• winter; fall

• fall; spring

• spring; summer

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1