Earth Quiz

A student makes a sundial. The student takes a picture of the sundial at 3:30 PM. Based on the student's sundial, which letter is closest to the position of the sun when the picture was taken?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which statement best explains why the sun appears to move across the sky during the day?

• The Earth is closest to the sun during the winter.

• The Earth is revolving around the sun.

• The Earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees.

• The Earth is rotating on its axis.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A student makes the model shown which objects representing the sun, Earth, and the moon to use in a class demonstration. Which action should the student do with the objects to demonstrate a complete day-night cycle of Earth?

• Move the moon around the Earth once.

• Spin the sun in a circle once.

• Move Earth around the sun once.

• Spin Earth in a circle once.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth continuously rotates on its axis while also moving in an orbit. About how much time does it take for Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis?

• 24 hours

• 30 days

• 60 minutes

• 365 days

A student drew the following pictures to show a day-night cycle of Earth. Based on the pictures, how many hours should the student record on the nighttime picture to complete a day-night cycle?

• 11 hours

• 12 hours

• 13 hours

• 24 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Students make a solar system model on the playground. The school building represents the sun. They label round objects for each planet. Which planet should they place at the greatest distance from the school building?

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A diagram of some lunar phases is shown. Based on the diagram, which lunar phase will occur directly after X?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The diagram shows the shadow of a tree in a field at noon on a summer day. The sun rises at 7:00 AM on this day. Which diagram best shows the shadow of the tree at 10:00 AM on the same day?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take for Earth to make 1 revolution?

• 24 hours

• 365 1/4 days

• 1 month

• 1 day

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

It takes this long for the Earth to rotate once on its axis.

• 1 year

• 24 hours

• 1 week

• 365.25 days