Earth 's days and seasons

What does the rotation of the Earth cause us to experience?

• seasons
• year
• day & night
• eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why do we experience the changing of  seasons on Earth?

• Earth's tilt & rotation
• Earth's tilt & revolution
• Earth's rotation & rovolution
• Earth's tilt & resolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take the Earth to revolve once around the sun?

• 29 1/2 days
• 24 hours
• 30 days
• 365 1/4 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When an object orbits another object, it _________.

• explodes
• revolves
• vibrates
• rotates

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The number of daylight hours changes throughout the year because Earth ________ around the sun.

• increases it’s speed
• decreases it’s speed
• revolves
• rotates

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In which seasons does the Earth neither tilt toward or away from the sun?

• summer and winter
• summer and fall
• spring and fall 
• spring and winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is rotation?

• the spinning on an axis
• the orbit around another object
• any type of movement
• spinning and orbiting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6