Earth and Space

How many planets in the Solar System?

• 8

• 10

• 5

• 6

What causes the moon to appear to change shape?

• moon craters

• moon marias

• moon phases

• moon eclipses

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An orbit is...

• a planet spinning on an axis

• the distance between a planet and the sun

• the speed a planet moves around the sun

• the path an object takes around another object in space

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What causes day and night on earth?

• earth rotating on its axis

• earth revolving around the sun

• earth's tilt

• the moon orbiting earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A large, spherical shaped object that revolves around a star is...

• an asteroid

• a planet

• a star

• a moon

The path an object takes as it revolves around another object is called an...

• Rotation
• Orbit
• Turn
• Spin

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The Sun is first seen in which direction in the morning?

• North
• East
• South 
• West

Earth is the only planet known to...

• Be made up of rock
• Have an atmosphere
• Have usable water
• All of the above

How long does it take Earth to orbit the Sun?

• 27 days
• 1 year
• 365 years
• 24 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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

• 24 hours
• 27 days
• 1 year
• 88 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1