Earth's Rotation and Revolution/ Phases of the Moon Test

What word describes the spinning of the Earth on its axis?

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Rotation

• 12 hours

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What word describes the path the Earth follows around the Sun?

• Orbit

• Hemisphere

• Rotation

• Axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes the four seasons each year?

• The Sun orbiting the Earth

• The Earth's distance from the Sun

• The Earth's revolution on its tilted axis

• None of the Above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes us to experience day and night?

• The Earth's rotation on its axis

• The Sun moving across the sky

• The Moon blocking the Sun

• The Earth's orbit around the Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

True or False: The Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience opposite seasons.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take the Earth to complete one full revolution on its orbit?

• one day

• one spring

• one summer

• one year

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, what season do they have?

• Fall

• Summer

• Spring

• Winter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, what season would the Southern Hemisphere experience?

• Fall

• Summer

• Spring

• Winter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth is orbiting the Sun while also rotating. How long does it take for Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis?

• One Week

• One year

• One day

• One month

True or False: The Moon produces its own light

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1