Earth and solar system

Earth and the other planets closest to the sun are made up mostly of ___?

• rock

• gas

• water

• metal

Earth's ___ on its axis causes day and night.

• revolution

• tilt

• rotation

• axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

One full orbit around another object is called what?

• rotation

• axis

• satellite

• revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Where is the asteroid belt in our solar system?

• before Earth

• between the inner and outer planets

• after Pluto

• after Earth

Which best explains why the moon has phases?

• The moon's position changes in relation to the sun and Earth

• The Earth casts a shadow on the moon as it moves.

• The sun's position changes

• The moon rotates along its axis.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The ____ is an imaginary line that the Earth rotates on.

• rotation

• revolution

• orientation

• axis

A shadow can change in which two ways?

• shape

• color

• orientation

• mood

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Mars

• Earth

• Mercury

• Venus

When an object turns or spins around like a top it is ___

• revolving

• rotating

True or false: Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6