Solar System

How long does it take the Earth to make one revolution around the sun?_____

• 1 day

• 365 1/4 days

• 24 hours

• 1 month

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What type of eclipses is occurring?

• lunar

• solar

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What moon phase is this?

• new moon

• full moon

• 1st quarter

• 3rd quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The largest object in the solar system._____

• moon

• earth

• jupiter

• sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Investigate the role of gravity in the formation of the solar system.

• Gravity caused the planets to move away from the Sun.

• Gravity caused the planets to form from a rotating disk of gas and dust.

• Gravity caused the planets to collide and form moons.

• Gravity caused the planets to stop moving.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Explain why the inner planets are rocky while the outer planets are gaseous.

• The inner planets are closer to the Sun and could not retain light gases.

• The outer planets are closer to the Sun and could not retain light gases.

• The inner planets are farther from the Sun and could not retain light gases.

• The outer planets are farther from the Sun and could not retain light gases.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

What moon phase is this?_____

• full moon

• new moon

• half moon

• 1st quarter moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What moon phase is this?_____

• new moon

• full moon

• half moon

• 3rd quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What type of tide is caused by this arrangement of the moon, sun, and earth._____

• spring

• neap

• high tide

• low tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth spinning on its axis._____

• revolution

• rotation

• day and night

• both b and c