P6 Space KS3

6.1 It takes Earth _________ to make one complete rotation on its axis.

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 28 days

• 24 days

6.1 Which of the following is true?

• Earth is the centre of the solar system

• The sun orbits the earth

• Gravity exists only on Earth

• The sun is the centre of the solar system

6.1 What happens when the area you live in tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer

• It is spring

• It is fall

• It is winter

6.1 Which causes the day-and-night cycle on earth?

• Earth moving around the sun

• The sun moving around the Earth

• The tilt of the Earths axis

• Earth spinning on its axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.2 The phases of the Moon are caused by which of the following?

• Earth’s orbit (revolution) around the Sun

• Earth’s rotation around its axis

• The Moon’s orbit (revolution) around Earth

• Earth’s shadow falling on the Moon

6.2 If it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Spring

• Autumn

• Winter

• Summer

6.2 It takes Earth _____________ to make one revolution or orbit around the Sun.

• 365 days

• 365 hours

• 28 days

• 24 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.2 An imaginary line around the Earth equally distant from the North and South poles

• axis

• equator

6.3 Changing seasons are caused by which of the following?

• The tilt of Earth's axis

• The Earth's daily rotation

• The revolution of the Moon

• The distance of the Earth from the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.4 What force causes the planets to orbit the sun?

• orbit

• gravity

• orbital velocity

• friction