Sun, Earth, Moon/Rotation, Revolution/Water Cycle

When part of the Earth is away from the Sun it's night because

• it revolves around the Moon

• it revolves around the Sun

• it rotates on it's axis

• it rotates on the Moon's axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Clouds form causing

• runoff

• transpiration

• precipitation

• condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Difference between weather and climate

• weather has to do with rain while climate includes more

• climate never changes while weather changes always

• weather happens over a short period while climate is weather over a long period

• weather covers a small area while climate covers a large area

What is on Earth but not on the moon?

• rocks

• mountains

• atmosphere

• dust

How do we know the Earth is rotating?

• Able to see other planets

• The climate is always changing

• Appearance of shadows that change

• Moon phases

The teacher put a flashlight on the globe showing

• seasons

• moon phases

• Earth orbit around sun

• day and night

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What if the earth rotated slower?

• 5 seasons instead of 4

• 3 seasons instead of 4

• shorter days

• longer days

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Where is the sun after school?

• North

• South

• West

• East

The moon

• revolves around the sun

• revolves around it's own gravitational pull

• rotates around the earth

• revolves around the earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the sun heats the ocean

• it causes transpiration

• it causes water vapor

• it causes snow

• it causes runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4