Planetary Science Inv 1&2

Which of the following means to turn on an axis?

• relax
• rotate
• revolve 
• return

When it is day on one side of the Earth, what is it on the other side of the Earth?

• Summer
• Winter
• Night
• Day

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How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete rotation?

• 365 days/1 year
• 1 week
• 24 hours/1 day

How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

• 12 hours
• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 29.5 days

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The distance above Earth's surface is ____?

• Altitude

• Line of sight

• Horizon

• Elevation

A place where the sky and Earth's surface appear to meet is the _______.

• Altitude
• Line of sight
• Horizon
• Point of view

The position from an observation is made is a ______.

• Altitude
• Line of sight
• Horizon
• Point of view

What information should you record each day to observe the Moon for patterns and changes over time?

• Date and time
• Date, time, distance from the Sun
• Date, time, appearance (a drawing), distance from the Sun
• Date, time, appearance (a drawing), distance from the Sun, any weather that could have prevented viewing of the Moon.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Pick the BEST explanation to go with this picture.

• Light travels from the Earth in straight lines

• Day and night is caused by Earth rotating on its axis

• The sun illuminates the Earth

• The Earth is always half sunlit, half in shadow, and rotates on its axis so the area in light is always changing

As a car drives away, it starts to look smaller and as if it is sinking into the ground. What explanation best describes what is happening here.

• The earth is flat and as it goes further away it gets smaller.

• The curve of the Earth affects our ability to see it.

• Because the Earth is a sphere, the car looks like it is sinking as it moves out of the viewer's line of sight.

• The car really is driving into sinking sand and because it keeps spinning its tires it moves the sand and makes the sand quickly eat the car up.