Earth In Space Assessment

Because the earth spins on its axis, we experience:

• seasons
• weather
• day and night
• revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take earth to make on complete revolution of the sun?

• 24 hours

• 1 day

• 360 days

• 365.25 days

The tilt of the earths axis:

• 5 degrees
• 10.2 degrees
• 23.5 degrees
• 365.25 degrees

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The shape of the earth's orbit around the sun:

• oval
• circle
• semicircle
• ellipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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The imaginary line that passes through earth and the north and south poles.

• axis
• graviy
• equator
• prime meridian

Seasons on Earth are caused by how close the earth is to the sun

• true
• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the north pole faces away from the sun we experience summer.

• true
• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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1 rotation of the Earth on its axis =

• 7 days

• 31 days

• 365.25 days

• 24 hours

The longest day of the year is

• Spring equinox

• Summer solstice

• Autumn equinox

• Winter Solstice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What motion is responsible for the seasons?

• The rotation of the sun

• The rotation of the Earth

• The revolution of Earth around the sun

• The revolution of the sun around the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1