Earth's Patterns

What time of day is represented based on the length and position of the shadow in the picture?

• 9 a.m.

• noon

• 5 p.m.

• 7 p.m.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Based on the shadow, what time of day does the picture represent? (Hint: the shadow is pointing to the west.)

• morning

• midnight

• evening

• noon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes the moon's phases

• Where you are standing on Earth
• the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
• The tilt of Earth
• how fast the moon is moving

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In which moon phase, can the moon not be seen at all?

• Waning crescent
• Full moon
• Waxing gibbous
• New moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The 1st Quarter moon is lit on the:

• Left Side
• Right Side

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What moon phase came right BEFORE this one?

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

• day
• year
• week
• month

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which moon phase belongs in the blank?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the term used to describe the motion of the Earth around the Sun?

• Resolution

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Round

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What effect does the tilt of the earth have?

• It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year

• It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas

• When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day

• When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1