Earth and Space

The Sun, Earth and Moon are...

• Roughly square

• Roughly cuboid

• Circles

• Roughly spherical

How long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun? 

• 24 hours

• 365 1/4 days

• 200 days

• 1 month

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Day and night are caused by Earth's_______________?

• orbit

• rotation

• axis

• size

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take Earth to make one full rotation?

• 365 1/4 days

• 24 hours

• 200 days

• 1 month

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun it will be........

• Spring

• Summer

• Autumn

• Winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which phase will come just before a full moon?

• Third quarter

• New moon

• Waxing crescent

• Waxing gibbous

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How long does it take the moon to make one orbit of Earth?

• 4 hours

• 30 days

• 28 days

• 12 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which solar system model, by Aristotle and Ptolemy, places Earth at the centre?

• Spiral

• Astrocentric

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

Which is the biggest planet in our solar system?

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Mercury

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Which is the 7th planet in our solar system?

• Uranus

• Mars

• Earth

• Venus