Pre-Assessment from Rotation and Revolution

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A student wants to use a spinning basketball to model the day/night cycle on Earth. What should the student do to best model the cause of the day/night cycle?

• Spin the ball in different directions.

• Tilt the ball while it is spinning.

• Paint one half of the ball black and one half of the ball white.

• Shine a bright light on one side of the ball.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

• 23.5
• 25.3
• 30.2
• 24

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In spring/fall, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?

• towards

• Neither away or toward

• away

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What are the reasons for the season?

• Earth's tilt & rotation
• Earth's tilt & revolution
• Earth's rotation & rovolution
• Earth's tilt & resolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes day & night?

• Earth's rotation on the equator

• Earth's revolution around the Sun

• The Moon's rotation around the Sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

Earth would not have seasons if it...

• No longer tilted on its axis

• Stopped rotating on its axis

• Took an additional month to orbit the Sun

• Revolved around the Sun in the opposite direction

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of these changes would likely occur if the rate of the Earth's rotation on its axis increased?

• The length of the seasons would be shorter.

• The length of the seasons would be longer.

• The length of the day would be shorter.

• The length of the day would be longer.