Seasons & Day/Night

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once?

• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 27.3 days
• 27.3 hours

The Earth's revolution and its ________ causes seasonal change.

• rotation

• orbit

• tilt

• days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Night and day is evidence that the earth is

• rotating

• revolving

• cold

• warm

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the imaginary line around which Earth rotates

• equator
• atomosphere
• axis
• rotate

the force of attraction between objects, such as the attraction between Earth and objects on it 

• mass
• weight
• atomosphere
• gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

an object, such as a moon, that moves around a much larger object

• meteor
• satellite
• asteroid
• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

to go around, or orbit, another object

• revolve
• rotate
• orbit
• spin

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

the path of one object in space around another

• rotate
• spin
• revolve
• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

caused by the tilt of the Earth (23.5*)

• day
• seasons
• month
• night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

caused by the spin of the Earth

• seasons
• day/night cycle
• year
• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6