Eclipses and Seasons

Eclipses and Seasons

6th Grade

25 Qs

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Eclipses and Seasons

Eclipses and Seasons

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the position of the Earth during an equinox?

The northern end of Earth's axis is pointed toward the sun.

The southern end of Earth's axis is pointed away from the sun.

Earth's axis is neither pointed toward or away from the sun.

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What causes seasons?

Earth's tilted axis as it rotates on its axis.

Earth's tilted axis as it revolves around the sun.

Earth's distance from the sun in the summer.

Earth's hemispheres receiving equal amounts of sunlight.

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which of the following is responsible for the changing of seasons on Earth?

Orbit of Earth around the Sun and Rotation of Sun

Tilt of the axis of Earth and orbit of Earth around the Sun

Orbit of Earth around the Sun and Rotation of Earth

Rotation of Earth and Rotation of Sun

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Some students are using objects to model the Earth-Sun-Moon system. They wish to represent the positions of these objects during a solar eclipse. To accurately model the solar eclipse, the golf ball should be placed in which labeled position?

Position W

Position Y

Position Z

Position X

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5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What phenomena is being shown in this image? Select ALL that apply.

A spring tide.

A neap tide.

A new moon.

A solar eclipse.

A lunar eclipse.

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The drawing shows the position that Earth, the Sun, and the Moon are in when which of the following occurs?

a solar eclipse

a lunar eclipse

the summer equinox

the winter equinox

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

HOTSPOT QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

Select which position depicts when the south hemisphere would be receiving the most indirect sunlight.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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