Astronomy Review

What keeps everything in our Solar System?

• Comets

• Asteroids

• Gravity

• Meteors

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Pluto used to be a planet, but is now just a...

• Red giant

• White giant

• Neutron star

• Dwarf planet

Which planet is third from the sun?

• Mars

• Pluto

• Venus

• Earth

A student observed the Moon on a Tuesday evening. She drew a picture of its shape in her science notebook. Approximately how long will she have to wait before she can see the Moon the same shape and position again?

• 365 days

• 29 days

• 7 days

• 1 week

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Day and night is caused by the -

• orbit of Earth around the Sun

• orbit of Earth around the Moon

• rotation of Earth on its axis.

• rotation of the Moon on its axis

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Why do we see different phases of the Moon?

• The Moon follows the Sun around Earth.

• The Moon orbits around Earth.

• The Moon rotates around the Sun.

• The Moon changes shape each night.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the Sun, Moon, and Earth are in the positions in the model, what will occur?

• a lunar eclipse

• a solar eclipse

• night time

• full moon

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Which statement describes how the Sun appears to move in the sky as observed each day?

• The Sun sets in the north in the evening.

• The Sun rises in the east in the morning.

• The Sun sets in the east in the evening.

• The Sun rises in the south in the morning.

This model can be used to show how the Moon moves around Earth. The model also shows all the following except -

• how Earth and the Moon compare in size.

• the land areas of Earth and the Moon.

• how the Moon orbits around Earth.

• the amount of light Earth reflects.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The diagram shows Earth orbiting the Sun. Letters A and B show two locations in Earth's orbit around the Sun. How long will it take for Earth to travel from point A to point B?

• 1 month

• 3 months

• 6 months

• 9 months

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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