Ch 6 Sun-Earth-Moon System

As the Earth orbits the sun, the part tilted toward the sun is experiencing

• summer

• winter

• spring

• fall

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Sunrise happens as we begin to turn toward the

• moon

• stars

• west

• sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth spins at a ____________ speed and always in the same direction.

• constant

• slower

• faster

• lightning

The sun appears to rise in the ______ and set in the ________.

• west, east

• east, south

• east, west

• south, east

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The path of an object around another object is a(n)

Group of answer choices

• rotation

• orbit

• axis

• revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The line on which an object rotates is a(n)

• orbit

• axis

• line of longitude

• equator

It takes 365.24 days for the earth to ___________________ once.

Group of answer choices

• tilt

• rotate

• revolve

• spin

It is _________________________ in the Southern Hemisphere in the month of June.

• summer

• winter

• fall

• spring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is caused by the tilt of the Earth's rotational axis?

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's seasons

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When a(n) ______________________________ occurs, the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere receive the same amount of sunlight.

• solstice

• eclipse

• season

• equinox