Earth and Sun Investigation 1 Review

Movement of Earth around the Sun is called.......

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Night

• Day

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The Sun rises in the ___________ and sets in the ____________.

• East, West

• West, East

• North, South

• South, North

The Sun appears to move across the sky each day. What causes this?

• The production of nuclear energy around the Sun.

• The rotation of the Earth on its axis.

• The path of the Sun around the Earth.

• The tilt of the Earth on its axis.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When would the shortest shadows be caused by the Sun?

• 3:00 am

• 3:00 pm

• midnight

• noon

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Seasons are a result of...........

• The moon blocking the sunlight from Earth.

• The Earth's rotation on its axis

• The tilt of the Earth on its axis and the revolution of Earth around the sun.

• Earth's distance from the Sun.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which light source causes shadows in the outdoor environment?

• The School

• The Lightbulb

• The Sun

• The House

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

The rotation of Earth causes

• Leap Year

• summer and winter

• fall and spring

• day and night

The spinning of an object on its axis is called.........

• day

• tide

• revolution

• rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Earth rotates from _______ to _______. This causes the Sun to appear as though it is rising in the _______, appear to move across the sky, and set in the _________.

• south, north

  north, south

• east, west

  west, east

• west, east

  east, west

• north, south

  south, north

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth spins on an imaginary line known as an........

• line

• axis

• pole

• orbit