Earth Sun MoonTest

Day and night are causedby

• the tilt of Earth's axis

• earth's revolution around the sun

• eclipses

• earth's rotation on its axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about

• one rotation

• one year

• one season

• one eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Earth has seasons because

• Earth rotates on its axis

• the distance between earth and the sun changes

• Earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sun

• the temperature of the sun changes

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the north end of Earth's axis is titled toward the sun, North America will experience

• more indirect rays and shorter days

• more indirect rays and longer days

• more direct rays and shorter days

• more direct rays and longer days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

During what phase can a lunar eclipse occur

• full moon

• new moon

• first quarter

• waxing gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The moons revolution around earth takes about how long?

• a day

• a week

• a month

• a year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Much of the moon's surface is covered with round pits called?

• rilles

• maria

• highlands

• craters

What moon phase is this? 

• waxing crescent
• waxing gibbous
• waning crescent
• waning gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What moon phase is this? 

• new moon 
• full moon
• waxing crescent
• waning crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What moon phase is this? 

• first quarter
• third quarter
• waxing crescent
• waning crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1