Sun Moon Earth

Night and day is evidence that the earth is

• rotating

• revolving

• cold

• warm

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Rotation of the earth takes

• 365 days

• 365 1/2 days

• 24 hours

• 365 hours

What causes the variation in light in some parts of the world during the year?

• rotation

• tilt of the earth on its axis

• day and night

• revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take the Earth to make 1 revolution around the sun?

• 24 hours

• 365 1/2 days

• night and day

• revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The seasons are caused by the ________ of the axis and the Earth's _____________ around the sun.

• tilt, revolution

• tilt, rotation

• curve, revolution

• curve, rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The largest object in the solar system is the

• Earth

• sun

• Pluto

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What force keeps the moon around the earth and the Earth around the sun?

• galaxy

• nature

• gravity

• phases

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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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

We see the same side of the moon all the time.

• True
• False

It takes about one ________ for the moon to orbit Earth.

• day
• month
• year 
• minute