Earth's Movement in Space Quiz

Mr. Lee used a globe to demonstrate that Earth travels around the Sun by picking up the globe and walking in a circle around his desk. It takes Earth one year to make one trip around the Sun. What word is used to describe one object moving around another object?

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Gravity

• Inertia

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Why does the sun shine more directly on Earth's Northern Hemisphere during the summer months?

• Earth's orbit is nearest to the Sun in Summer.

• The rotation of the Sun makes temperatures warmer.

• The tilt of Earth's axis tips the Northern Hemisphere toward the Sun.

• The gravitational pull toward the Sun is stronger in August.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Name the force that keeps Earth in orbit around the Sun, keeps astronauts in orbit around Earth, and helps explain why they appear to be weightless.

• Speed

• Motion

• Weight

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The two factors that combine to keep Earth and the Moon in their orbits are:

• Gravity and Orbital Speed

• Mass and Inertia

• Orbital Speed and Mass

• Gravity and Inertia

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

At position A, which hemisphere would have winter?

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes the change of seasons on Earth?

• The distance of Earth from the Sun

• The rotation of Earth on its axis

• The revolution of Earth around the Sun

• The tilt of Earth's axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the term for the spinning of Earth on its axis?

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Gravity

• Inertia

What force pulls all objects toward each other?

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Motion

• Speed

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

The _________________ occurs twice each year. It is the day when the Sun appears at either its highest or lowest point in the sky.

• Equinox

• solstice