Weather And Astronomy Test

The Sun affects Earth in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

• it heats up Earth's surface
• it provides energy for plants
• it is stored in fossil fuels such as coal
• it reflects light from the Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

About how long does it take Earth to make one complete orbit (revolution) around the Sun?

• 24 hours
• 7 day
• 1 month
• 1 year

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

What is the location of the Sun compared to the Earth?

• The Sun is close enough to fly to in one day.
• The Sun is the center of our solar system.
• The Earth is the closet planet to the Sun.
• The Sun revolves around the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following are considered small rocky planets?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Neptune
• Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

There is a full moon on October 15th. On which date will the next full moon MOST LIKELY occur?

• October 31st
• November 1
• November 15
• November 30

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth rotates from west to east; therefore, the Sun appears to __________________.

• rise in the north and set in the south
• rise in the west and set in the east
• rise in the east and set in the west
• rise in the south and set in the north

Which phase of the Moon is shaped like a banana?

• new moon
• full moon
• quarter moon
• crescent moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The length of a tree's shadow is the shortest that it will be all day. What time of the day is it?

• early morning
• mid-morning
• noon
• late evening

What is the sequence of outer planets, in order from the Sun?

• Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
• Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mars
• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

The stars in the night sky look as if they are slowly moving because...

• the Earth is moving.
• they rotate around the Sun.
• they rotate around the Earth.
• the Sun blocks them out at times.