Earth, Sun, Moon & Tides

Earth rotates on its axis about once every year

• TRUE

• FALSE

Night & day on Earth are caused by Earth's revolution around the Sun

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Summer solstice occurs on which date in the Northern Hemisphere

• May 21

• March 21

• June 21

• December 21

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A Lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which Moon phase immediately precedes (comes before) the New Moon?

• waxing crescent

• first quarter

• waning crescent

• third quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A ________ occurs when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth and throws a shadow (umbra) on the Earth

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The yearly orbit of the Earth around the Sun is called the

• rotation

• ellipse

• revolution

• tilt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The 4 seasons on Earth are caused by

• the rotation

• the moons revolution

• the Earth's revolution

• the Earth's tilt AND revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Summer occurs on the hemisphere of Earth that is

• tilted away from the Sun

• turned away from the Sun

• turned toward the Sun

• tilted toward the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

One FULL Earth rotation takes about

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 52 weeks

• 2 hours and 6 minutes