Astronomy

What's the purpose of a telescope?

• to give less light to your eye

• to give more light to your eye

• to make faraway objects larger

• to make close objects larger

Which planet is least like the others?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Earth

• Jupiter

Based on this photograph, what time of day could it be?

• early morning or late evening

• noon

• early evening

• morning or evening

Rachael and Missy watched the Sun set over the mountains. Toward which general direction were they looking?

• north

• west

• south

• east

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

If the Earth is tilted toward the Sun as shown, which location would be experiencing day?

• Location A & B

• Location D

• Location A, B & C

• Location C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If the moon is between the Sun and Earth, what phase would the Moon be in?

• first quarter

• full moon

• last quarter

• new moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Based on the diagram, which number represents Earth when it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth's tilt on it's axis is responsible for?

• the length of its year

• the length of a day

• the rise & fall of the tides

• seasons on Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the order of the gaseous planets from closest to the Sun to the farthest from the Sun?

• Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

Earth's rotation on it's axis causes....

• seasons

• moon phases

• day/night

• year