Solar system

The illustration below shows how Earth spins. When Earth spins, it turns around an imaginary line called a(n)

• rotation

• axis

• orbit

• ellipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which answer best explains why Earth receives more energy from the Sun than from any other star?

• The Sun is the closest star.

• The Sun is a very young star.

• The Sun is the hottest star in the galaxy.

• The Sun gives off more energy than any other star.

For the objects with no labels, which labels best describe what the student drew in this diagram?

• A. Venus and Neptune

• B. Venus and Uranus

• C. Mercury's moon and Uranus

• D. Mercury's moon and Venus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Students set up an investigation to model the apparent brightness of four different stars. They used four identical flashlights and a dark piece of poster board. They labeled the flashlights A, B, C, and D. Each flashlight had brand new batteries. The students placed the flashlights at different distances from the poster board. Then, the students turned on the flashlights and observed the circles of light that shone on the poster board. They ranked the circles of light in order from most bright to least bright. Which list is the best prediction of the order from most bright to least bright?

• A, D, C, B

• B, C, D, A

• A, B, D, C

• C, D, B, A

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which choice best describes the parts of the Milky Way?

• A. Earth, its moon, the sun, and Jupiter

• B. Gas, dust, stars, and objects that orbit stars

• C. Asteroids, comets, objects that orbit stars, and the stars

• D. The inner planets, the outer planets, gas, and dust

Luca claims that the patterns of stars in the sky only appear to move, but that the patterns do not change. Which piece(s) of evidence would best support this claim?

1) Observations that the patterns of stars in the sky stay the same although they appear to shift across the sky nightly.

2) Observations that different stars appear in different seasons, but the patterns of the stars remain the same.

3) Observations that some stars can be seen in every seasons

• 1 only

• 2 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 1, 2, and 3

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which list shows the correct order of planets from the sun?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Saturn

• Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn

Which planet is an inner planet?

• Uranus

• Venus

• Saturn

• Neptune

What information in Walt's chart is in the wrong row of the table?

• Causes day and night

• Cause shadows to change

• Causes change in seasons

• Causes sunrise and sunset

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which planet is the solar system’s largest rocky planet?

• Mars

• Earth

• Mercury

• Jupiter