8.7A

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

In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?

• towards

• up

• down

• away

A student draws the model shown below.
Which of these best compares the conditions at Location X and Location Y?

• It is day at Location X and night at Location Y

• It is winter at Location Y and summer at Location X

• There are more hours of daylight at Location X than at Location Y

• The moon is brighter when viewed from Location X than when viewed from Location Y

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• spin the ball in different directions

• Tilt the ball while it is spinning

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

• Shine a bright light on one side of the ball

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?

• towards

• up

• down

• away

Tags

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Earth is tilted on its _______. 

• side

• axis

• hemisphere

• equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• vernal equinox

• axis

• solar eclipse

• solar flare