solar system

What makes the earth have seasons?

• the rotation of the earth

• the tilt of the earth on its axis

• the distance between the earth and the sun

• the position of the earth and moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

how does earth move around the sun?

• rotates

• revolves

• revolves and rotates

• the earth doesn't move around the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

what pulls the earth toward the sun

• energy

• an orbit

• forward motion

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

how would the planets move if the sun was not at the center of our solar system?

• planets would continue same orbit

• planets would move in a straight line

• planets would stop moving

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

why do people on earth only see one side of the moon?

• the other side never faces the earth

• the other side doesn't exist

• the other side is never lit by the sun

• the other side is hidden by the planets

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

when it is summer in South America, what season is it in North America

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

during which time of the day is a tree's shadow the shortest

• 8:00 am

• 12:00 noon

• 10:00 p.m.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

how far is the earth from the sun

• 1 mile

• 365 miles

• 93 million miles

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

how many days does it take the earth to revolve around the sun?

• 24

• 365

• 30

how many major planets are there in our solar system?

• 3

• 6

• 8

• 15