Earth-Moon-Sun System

When the earth spins on its axis, it's called

• revolution

• orbiting

• rotation

• solstice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take the earth to orbit the sun?

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• about a month

• one day

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why does the earth experience day and night?

• rotation

• revolution

• seasons

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The length of earth's day is determined by...

• earth's revolution around the sun

• the pull of gravity by the sun

• the moon's orbit around the earth

• earth's rotation on its axis

When the northern hemisphere is tilting towards the sun, the season they are experiencing is

• spring

• summer

• autumn

• fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the southern hemisphere is tilting towards the sun, the season they are experiencing is

• spring

• summer

• autumn

• fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

True or False: The reason we have summer is because the earth is closer to the sun at that time of the year.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

True or False: The reason we have seasons is because of earth's tilt on its axis, earth's curved surface is heated unequally, and the fact that the earth revolves around the sun.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

True or False: Sunlight strikes Earth's equator at a more direct angle than the polar regions.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How long does it take for earth to complete one rotation?

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 365 1/4 days

• 1 year

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