Earth's Place in the Universe

A body that orbits a planet is a _______________ .

• star

• satellite

• planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The position of the stars relative to each other do not seem to change.

• True

• False

A streak of light produced when a small piece of rock or ice (meteoroid) burns up as it enters Earth´s atmosphere.

• comet

• star

• meteor

A cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light as it approaches the sun.

• comet

• star

• meteor

What object is at the center of the geocentric model?

• the moon

• the sun

• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The imaginary line that runs through Earth´s pole is its

• orbit

• rotation

• axis

What motion causes day and night?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes the seasons to occur?

• Earth´s rotation

• Earth´s tilt

• Earth´s revolution and tilt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space is its

• rotation

• tilt

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

This occurs twice a year when the sun is directly above the equator.

• Equinox

• Solstice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1