Sun Moon and Earth

Earth rotates around an imaginary line called....

• orbit

• axis

• equator

• space

What causes Earth to have night and day?

• Earth's rotation on it's axis

• The moon orbiting around Earth

• The Earth orbiting around the sun

• Gravity

What causes nighttime and daytime on Earth?

• the Moon revolving around the Earth
• the Earth rotating around the Sun
• the Earth rotating on its tilted axis
• the Sun rotating on its axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate one complete time?

• 24 hours
• 28 days
• 1 month
• 365 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the name of the path that the Moon takes around the Earth?

• a phase
• a day
• a revolution
• an orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If it is day on one side of Earth, then what is happening on the other side of Earth?

• It is day there, too!
• It is raining.
• It is very hot.
• It is night.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• 24 hours
• one month
• 365 days
• two years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which word means to spin?

• axis
• rotate
• revolve
• revolution

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the main cause of tides on Earth?

• the gravitational pull of the Earth
• The rotation of the Earth on its axis
• The gravitational pull of the moon
• the revolution of the Earth around the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What causes the four seasons?

• The revolution of the moon around the Earth

• The revolution of the Earth around the Sun and position of its axis

• The revolution of the Sun around the earth

• The rotation of your body when you sit on a spinning chair

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1