Astronomy- NS

What is the name of our galaxy?

• Orion

• Andromeda

• Milky Way

• Whirpool Galaxy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

One half of the whole moon is ALWAYS illuminated

• True

• False

• Not even possible.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Based on Earth's rotation, it can be concluded that

• It is warmer in the nighttime than it is in the daytime.

• Daytime lasts longer than nighttime.

• Some parts of the world would never see the sunshine.

• It is always nighttime on some part of the Earth

Which statement BEST summarizes The Big Bang Theory?

• whole universe began as a black hole and rapidly expanded, but is now collapsing

• whole universe began as a cool dense point and rapidly collasped, but is now expanding

• whole universe began as a hot dense point, rapidly expanded, and continues to expand

• the whole universe began as a hot dense point and rapidly expanded, but is now collapsing

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What does Kepler's 2nd state?

• A planet moves fastest when it is closest to the sun and slowest when it is furthest from the sun.

• The orbits of the planets are ellipses, with the Sun at one focus of the ellipse.

• relationship between the distance of planets from the Sun, and their orbital periods.