Chapter 4: Earth and Space Test Prep

Earth rotates on its what?

• Gravity

• Axis

• Orbit

• None of the above

What is an orbit?

• Something that goes wrong in a rotation.

• An imaginary line that Earth rotates on.

• A path an object takes as it revolves around a star, planet, or moon.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

One full orbit of an object around another object is a what?

• Axis

• Revolution

• Orbiting

• Rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is a rotation?

• When Earth spins around the sun

• When the Earth goes another direction

• When the Earth spins to make day and night

• When Earth finds a new pattern on how to spin

How many days do we have in a year?

• 365 days

• 367 days

• 236 days

• 563 days

How many hours do we have in a day?

• 5 hours

• 28 hours

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

How many seasons do we have?

• 12

• 4

• 11

• 7

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What size star is the sun?

• Medium star

• Biggest star

• Smallest star

• None of the above

What gives the solar system heat?

• Earth

• The sun

• Saturn

• Venus

What is a solar flare?

• An explosion that is on the sun

• A spot on the sun that is shaded

• All of the planets in our solar system

• Non of the above