The Sky From Earth/Earth in Space/Gravity and Motion

The moon is Earth's only natural

• zodiac

• meteor

• comet

• satellite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A planet is large enough to have been rounded by its

• rotation

• gravity

• moon

• orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

You can match constellations to your location and the season using a

• GPS receiver

• star chart

• horoscope

• telescope

Planets appear to move against the background of

• other planets

• other planets moons

• the sun

• stars

Earth is closest to the sun when it is summer in the

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, it is winter in the

• equator

• Northern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In June, there are fewer hours of daylight and less direct sunlight in the

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Each ot the two days of the year when neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun is a(n)

• winter solstice

• summer solstice

• rotation

• equinox

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth's rotation on its axis causes seasonal changes in the constellations you can observe.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Stars are made up mainly of hydrogen and oxygen.

• True

• False