Earth and Space Test Review

When at position 4, what season does the southern hemisphere experience?

• Winter

• Summer

• Spring

• Autumn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

On which side of a house in Texas should a window be placed so that the people inside the house can see the sunrise each day through the window?

• North

• South

• East

• West

If you traced your shadow at 9:00 in the morning the shadow would be pointing to the ___________

• North

• East

• South

• West

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Based on the picture, what possible time can it be?

• 8.00am

• 5.00pm

• 12.00 noon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Stars such as the sun move across the sky

• True, the stars and sun revolve in space

• False, nothing in space moves; not even the Earth

• True, the sun is the only object in space that rotates

• False, the sun and stars do not move. They appear to move because of Earth rotating on its axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Shadows are SHORTER when the sun is ______________ in the sky

• Lower

• Higher

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Shadows are LONGER when the sun is _____________ in the sky

• Lower

• Higher

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Based on the shadow, what time of day is it?

• 12:00 p.m (noon)

• 2:00 p.m.

• 5:00 p.m.

• 8:00 a.m.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

why did your shadow change shape, length and direction during the day?

• because the sun rotates around the earth.

• because the earth rotates around its axis.(around itself).

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1