Gr7 week 1 Earth in Space

​Which​ ​motion​ ​of​ ​earth​ ​could​ ​be​ ​best​ ​demonstrated​ ​by​ ​Lebron​ ​James​ ​spinning​ ​a​ ​basketball​ ​on​ ​his​ ​finger?

• rotation
• revolution
• tilting
• leap year

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Because the earth spins on its axis, we experience:

• seasons
• weather
• day and night
• revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take earth to make on complete revolution of the sun?

• 24 hours
• 1 day
• 365 days
• 365.25 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The shape of the earth's orbit around the sun:

• oval
• circle
• semicircle
• ellipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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The imaginary line that passes through earth and the north and south poles.

• axis
• graviy
• equator
• prime meridian

When the north pole faces away from the sun we experience summer.

• true

• false

How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?

• one day
• one week
• one month
• one year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of _____

• the Earth
• the stars
• the planets
• the Earth's axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's _____

• revolution
• rotation
• precession
• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When the part of the world that you're living in is leaning towards the Sun, its _____

• winter
• spring
• summer
• fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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