Astronomy

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

During which season is the northern hemisphere tilted toward the Sun?

• Summer
• Fall
• Winter
• Spring

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

List the following items from smallest to largest.

• universe, solar system, galaxy
• galaxy, solar system, universe
• solar system, galaxy, universe
• solar system, universe, galaxy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Waxing means...

• Growing
• Dying
• Losing light
• Moving

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Name the phase of the moon for letter f

• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Gibbous
• Waning Crescent
• Waxing Crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Uranus
• Mercury
• Neptune
• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

• Neptune
• Pluto
• Earth
• Uranus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Moon
• Meteor

The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.

• solar system
• earth
• rotation
• United States

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which model of the solar system has the sun in the center with all of the planets orbiting it?

• heliocentric

• geocentric

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4