Earth & Space Science

What causes it to change seasons? 

• The tilt of the earths axis. 
• when the sun is closer to the northern hemisphere. 
• gravity.
• the orbit.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which moon phase comes after the waning crescent?

• New moon

• First quarter

• Last quarter

• Full moon

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Some constellations are visible from different places on Earth only during a part of the year. Why are certain constellations not visible everywhere on Earth all year long?

• the Sun’s rotation

• Earth’s rotation

• the Sun’s revolution

• Earth’s revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth orbits the sun. Yet the sun appears to move through the sky. For example, the sun always appears to rise in the east and set in the west. What is responsible for this apparent motion of the sun?

• Earth's size

• Earth's orbit

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The moon appears to change shape because of _____.

• the Moon's revolution around Earth
• the seasons of the year
• the movement of stars in they sky
• Earth's rotation on its axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The rotation of Earth on its axis causes the pattern of _____.

• night and day
• constellations
• Earth's seasons
• the phases of the moon

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Fixed patterns of stars are called _____.

• Constellations
• Nebulas
• orbits
• systems

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

• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 28 days
• 24 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

It takes about _____________ for the moon to go through all of its phases.

• 28 days
• 365 days
• 24 hours
• 24 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

To increase or get bigger.

• Waxing
• Waning

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