Earth Science Benchmark Review

The spinning of a planet on its axis is known as____.

• orbiting

• revolving

• rotation

• turning

The moon revolves around ____.

• the Sun

• the Earth

• itself

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth and the moon both have ____.

• a thick atmopshere

• gravity

• wind

• trees

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The earth takes _____ to revolve around the Sun.

• one year

• one day

• one month

• one hour

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Day and night on Earth occurs due to _____.

• the rotation of the Earth

• the tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolves around the Sun

• the revolution of the moon around Earth

• the rotation of our moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which diagram best explains why the sun appears to move across the sky each day?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the sun is just above the East horizon, which of the following is true?

• Sunset will occur in less than 2 hours.

• Sunrise occurred within the last 6 hours.

• Sunrise will occur in less than 2 hours.

• Sunset occurred within the last 6 hours.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What time of day are shadows the shortest? 

• Early morning
• Late Morning
• Noon
• Sunset

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

True or False: The Sun is revolving around the Earth

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of these best describes climate rather than weather?

• Wind speed is changing as a storm moves through an area.

• The temperature is decreasing in a slow-moving cold front.

• Annual high temperatuers in the summer have increased over many decades.

• The rainfall during one year was greater than the rainfall during the next year.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6