Astronomy Review #2

The spinning of the Earth on its axis is

• rotation
• revolution
• precession
• nutation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• 12 hours
• 30 days
• 24 hours
• 365 days

What would happen if Earth took less time to travel around the Sun than it does now?

• A day would be longer than 24 hours.
• A year would be longer than 365 days.
• A day would be shorter than 24 hours
• A year would be shorter than 365 days.

What happens between January 1st and December 31st?

• The moon goes through all its phases just once.
• Earth makes just one complete revolution around the Sun.
• Earth makes just one complete rotation on its axis.
• The Sun makes just one complete revolution around Earth,

At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

• Northern hemisphere
• Southern hemisphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

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The term equinox means....

• equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
• Equal amount of winter and summer
• Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone
• The longest day of the year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What do June 21 and December 21 have in common?

• equinox dates
• the moon is full
• solstice dates
• the cold fronts blow in

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Any object with mass has gravity.

• True
• Sometimes
• False
• Never

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 

• Increases
• Decreases
• Stays the same

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