Space

Which causes the day-and-night cycle on earth?

• Earth moving around the sun
• The sun moving around the Earth
• Earth tilting on its axis
• Earth spinning on its axis

What is the Sun?

• A Star
• A Moon
• A Planet
• A Child

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NGSS.5-ESS1-1

What is the movement of the planets around the Sun called?

• Rotation
• Spin
• Orbit
• Twirl

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the name for a star pattern that is visible in the night sky?

• a meteoroid
• a solar system
• a star chart
• a constellation

Suppose you see the constellation Orion.  How will it look if you view it from the same place 12 months from now?

• It will look the same because the Earth will have orbited once around the Sun.
• It will look different because stars orbit the Earth.
• It will look the same because stars are brighter in the winter.
• It will look different because stars will be farther from the Earth.

What is an example of one Earth day?

• The Earth moves away from the sun.
• The Earth rotates once on its axis.
• The Earth revolves once on its axis.
• The Earth moves closer to the sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The sun is a star.  Why does it look brighter than other stars?

• It's larger than other stars.
• It's hotter than other stars.
• It's closer than other stars.
• It's smaller than other stars.

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

Their are trillions of stars in our galaxy.  Why can we only see some of those stars at night?

• We only see the stars that are further from us.
• The stars we see are bigger.
• The stars we see are smaller.
• We only see the stars that are closest to us.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

What makes the moon shine at night?

• The moon reflects the light from the Earth.
• The moon provides its own light.
• The moon reflects the light from the sun.
• The moon burns like a star.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which of the following is true?

• Earth is the center of the solar system
• The sun orbits the earth
• Gravity exists only on Earth
• The sun is the center of the solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4