Earth's Patterns and Space

Between which two locations will the sun be at 11 a.m. ?

• Between P and Q

• Between S and T

• Between U and V

• Between R and S

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Smith family is planning a camping trip and checking for the next full moon. If today is June 2 and it is a new moon, when is the approximate date of the next full moon?

• June 9

• June 3

• June 16

• June 30

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The spinning of a planet, moon, or star around its axis is...

• axis

• rotation

• orbit

• revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The movement of one object around another is...

• orbit

• ellipse

• revolution

• axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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The path an object follows as it revolves around another object...

• revolution

• ellipse

• orbit

• axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which are the characteristics of rotation? (Check all that are correct.)

• a complete trip around the sun

• the spinning of an object around its axis

• 24 hours to complete

• 1 year to complete

This is like a circle stretched out in opposite directions; this is an example of earth's orbit.

• revolution

• orbit

• ellipse

• axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is a force that pulls two objects toward each other?

• axis

• gravity

• sun

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Star patterns are called?

• appear

• axis

• constellations

• gravity

All the moon's shapes are called the ______ (examples: full moon, waning gibbons, waning crescent, new moon)

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1