Space Unit Review

What does revolution cause?

• days (Earth spinning on its axis)

• seasons (Earth going around the sun)

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What model would best show Earth's day- night cycle?

• a model showing the Sun revolving around Earth every 24 hours

• a model showing different parts of Earth in sunlight as Earth rotates

• a model showing Earth revolving around the Sun every 24 hours

• a model showing the Sun shining on Earth for 12 hours each day

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which planets are closest to the sun?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

• Uranus, Neptune

• Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

• Earth, Mars, Jupiter

What does rotation cause?

• days (Earth spinning on its axis)

• seasons (Earth moving around the sun)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How would you BEST describe the Sun?

• It is made of gases and is much larger than Earth

• It is made of rocks and much larger than Earth.

• It is made of gases and the same size as Earth

• It is made of rocks and is the same size as Earth

What does rotate mean?

• go around

• spin or turn (on axis)

Daren makes a model of the motions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon. In his model, the Moon is a marble, the Earth is a golf ball, and the Sun is a basketball. What would Earth's movement be in the model?

• the golf ball moving in a circle around the marble ball

• the golf ball moving in a circle around the basketball

• the marble moving in a circle around the basketball

• the basketball moving in a circle around the golf ball

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What does revolve mean?

• spin or turn (on axis)

• go around

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which statement is FALSE about the Sun?

• The Sun is the closest star to Earth.

• The sun is very hot.

• The Sun is a planet.

• The Sun is made up of gases.

What is the closest planet to the Sun?

• Earth

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3