Patterns of Earth and Sky Unit Review

_______ can be seen only a few months at a time depending on the time of the year.

• Shadows

• Constellations

• Moon

• Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following best describes why some constellations are visible in the Northern Hemisphere but not in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Because Earth revolves around the Sun.

• Because the atmospheres are different.

• Because Earth's magnetic field keeps them fixed.

• Because the Sun's brightness makes them hard to see.

Which of the following constellations is most visible in winter?

• Pegasus

• Aquila

• Scorpius

• Orion

If you went camping this summer, which constellation would you most likely see on a clear night?

• Orion

• Pegasus

• Aquila

• Monoceros

The Earth revolves around the sun once per ______.

• month

• day

• season

• year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth rotates on its axis once per ___________.

• month

• day

• season

• year

The moon orbits around the ______, and the Earth orbits around the ______.

• Earth, moon

• Sun, moon

• moon, Sun

• Earth, sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is caused by gravity?

• salt dissolving in water

• planets orbiting the sun

• clouds forming over a mountain

• constellations appearing in the sky

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Down is always _______________.

• towards the Earth

• towards the sun

• on the moon

• towards the sky

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

When is the sun highest in the sky?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1