Generation Genius Sun

What causes day and night?

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• the sun's rotation

• the moon's shadow

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take the Earth to orbit around the sun?

• 325.0 days

• 365.25 days

• 1 month

• 24 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What time of day does this picture represent? HINT: There is a long shadow to the west of Izzy.

• noon

• night

• evening

• morning

What time of day does this picture represent based on the length and position of the shadow?

• noon

• 5 pm

• night

• 9 am

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• the sun's rotation

• movement of the stars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes different constellations to be visible from Earth at different times of year?

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• movement of the stars

• none of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How often does Earth orbit the sun?

• 30 days

• 24 hours

• 365.25 days

• 12 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The sun's atmosphere is called the _______.

• corona

• preumbra

• umbra

• Milky Way

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

One day, the moon will not FULLY cover the sun during a solar eclipse because the moon ________.

• is getting bigger

• is slowing drifting away from the SUN

• is getting smaller

• is slowly drifting away from EARTH

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes a solar eclipse?

• Earth's shadow

• the moon's shadow

• the sun stops shining for a moment

• Earth's atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1