The celestial object represented by the unshaded circles most likely is

• a galaxy

• a planet

• Earth's moon

• another star

Why are different constellations visible in the night sky at different season of the year?

• the Earth is rotating on its axis

• the Sun moves through the sky

• the stars are moving away from one another

• the Earth is revolving around the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An angle of 23.5⁰ is formed between the axis of Earth and a line

• from the center of Earth to Polaris

• from the center of the Earth to the Sun

• perpendicular to the plane of the Earth's orbit

• perpendicular to the plane of the moon's orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Foucault pendulum provides evidence of the Earth's

• rotation

• revolution

• insolation

• inclination

On Earth, surface ocean currents rotate clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere because of the

• Coriolis effect

• seasonal effect

• tidal effect

• Doppler effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which constellations are both visible at midnight to an observer in New York State when Earth is located at location D

• Aries and Taurus

• Pisces and Libra

• Leo and Virgo

• Aquarius and Scorpio

The constellations observed from New York State when Earth is at position A are different from the constellations observed from New York State when Earth is located at position C because

• Earth moves in its orbit

• Earth is tilted on its axis

• the lengths of day and night are different

• the stars move around Earth as shown by star trails

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which statement provides the best evidence that Earth revolves around the Sun?

• The Sun follows an apparent daily path, rising in the east and setting in the west.

• A Foucault pendulum appears to shift its direction of swing in a predictable manner.

• The stars appear to follow circular paths around the North Star (Polaris).

• The seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter repeat in a pattern.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Traditionally, most units of time are based upon

• the motions of Earth

• the longitude of an observer

• the motions of the Moon

• the real motions of the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If Earth's rate of rotation decreased, there would be an increase in the

• length of the seasons

• Sun's angle of insolation at noon

• number of observable stars seen at night during the year

• length of an Earth day