Patterns on Earth Test Review

What reflect light it receives from the Sun?

• Sun

• Earth

• Moon

• Eclipse

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Why do shadows change directions at different times of the day?

• As the sun moves around Earth during the day, the direction from which sunlight reaches Earth changes.

• As Earth revolves around the Sund, the direction from which sunlight reaches Earth changes.

• As Earth rotates on its axis, the direction from which sunlight reaches Earth changes.

• As the Sun rotates, the direction from which sunlight reaches Earth changes.

Answer explanation

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

When it is spring in the Southern Hemisphere, it is _____ in the Nothern Hemisphere.

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

• Spring

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Moon actually changes shape during the different phases.

• False

• True

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

It takes 24 days for the moon to orbit around the Earth.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is fall in the Southern Hemisphere.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The shadow cast on the ground is always in the opposite of the sun.

• True

• False

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

The sky is clear with many stars but no moon. The moon is not seen because...

• It is a full moon

• It is waning Gibbous moon

• It is a waning crescent moon.

• It is a New Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take for the Earth to make one revolution around the sun?

• 29.5 days

• 24 hours

• 1 month

• 1 year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Shadows at noon are the shortest because ...

• The sun is setting

• The sun is covered by clouds.

• The sun overhead

• The sun is rising

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1