Florida Space Science

Which statement explains why stars appear to move in the same pattern across the sky when viewed from Earth?

• Earth is rotating on its axis.

• The stars are spinning.

• Earth is moving around the stars.

• The stars are moving around Earth.

Danny observes that he can see some star patterns during the winter, but not during the summer. Which motion causes his observations?

• Earth rotating on its axis.

• The stars moving around Earth.

• Earth is revolving around the Sun.

• The stars moving around the Sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Aquila is a constellation that people in Florida can see only in the summer.

Why can some constellations be seen only in the summer?

• Earth rotates on its axis.

• Earth revolves around the Sun.

• The Sun sets earlier in the winter.

• The constellations move through the sky.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Throughout the year, the students in fourth grade observed the patterns of stars. They recorded their observations in their science journals. Which of the following is an accurate, or correct observation?

• Star patterns change shape as they move across the sky.

• Star patterns travel across the sky from west to east.

• All the star patterns visible in the summer are also visible in the winter.

• Some star patterns are visible only in the summer and others only in the winter.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

What is the force of attraction between any two objects due to their mass?

• gravity

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

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What is a complete spin on an axis?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is one complete trip of one object around another object?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Inertia

• Orbit

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What is a natural or artificial object in space that circles around another object?

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Tide

• Satellite

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What is the appearance of the shape of the Moon at a particular time?

• Phase

• Tide

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

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What is one of many small, rocky objects between Mars and Jupiter?

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet

• Star

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