Earth, Moon, and Sun SOL 4.8

The path Earth makes around the Sun is called the

• axis

• rotation

• counterclockwise

• orbit

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When an object spins on its axis, it

• vibrates

• revolves

• rotates

• explodes

Earth's rotation causes

• day and night

• seasons

• gravity

• antigravity

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True or False: The Earth and the Moon revolve around the sun.

• True

• False

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Revolution around the Sun takes how long?

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 29.5 days

• one day

How long is a full lunar cycle?

• 1 year

• 1 day

• 1month

• 2 years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What object in the solar system can creates it own light and heat?

• Earth

• Sun

• Moon

• Jupiter

After the full moon the moon will start to get ________________ for two weeks.

• smaller

• bigger

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Two early astronomers that supported the Earth- Centered model was

• Aristotle and Galileo

• Galileo and Copernicus

• Aristotle and Ptolemy

• Copernicus and Ptolemy

The Sun has a solid surface

• true

• false