Sun/Earth/Moon

What causes day and night?

• The sun's ROTATION

• The tilt of the earth on its axis

• The earth's ROTATION on its axis every 24 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is a REVOLUTION?

• When one object orbits around another object

• When one object rotates in place on an axis

• When two objects spin around each other

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

What is a ROTATION?

• When one object orbits around another object.

• When one object spins around on its axis

• When two objects move around each other

How long does it take Earth to make one REVOLUTION AROUND the Sun?

• 24 hours (one day)

• 365 days (one year)

• 11 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the Sun?

• An aestroid

• A star

• A planet

The sun is a planet.. True or False?

• True

• False

Which of the following are characteristics of the Sun?

• Made up of gas

• light and thermal energy

• Star

• All of the above

the star at the center of the Solar System that supplies heat and light to earth; its enormous gravity keep the Solar System in orbit.

• satellite
• sun
• craters
• moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

How long does it take the Earth to rotate once on its axis?

• 24 days

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 28 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which force keeps the planets orbiting the Sun?

• Gravity

• Magnetism

• Wind

• Electricity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4