Earth Rotation and Revolution Ch11 Lessons 1 & 2

The spinning of the Earth on its axis is called

• Axis

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The movement of one object around another - such as the Earth around the sun - is called

• Axis

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun

• Satellite

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Constellation

The two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator (results in the longest or shortest daylight hours)

• Satellite

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Constellation

A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky that people imagined to represent a figure, animal, or object.

• Satellite

• Comet

• Star

• Constellation

What are stars mainly made of? (choose 2)

• Hydrogen

• Helium

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• H2O

Imaginary line that passes through the center of Earth

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Solstice

• Axis

A ball of frozen dust and rock that orbits the sun and has a tail that glows

• Comet

• Star

• Satellite

• Natural Satellite

Our moon is a(n)

• Natural Satellite

• Meteor

• Star

• Comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes the seasons?

• An object that revolves around another object in space

• Earth's rotation on its axis

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

• Day with the most hours of sunlight and the fewest hours of darkness

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1