Space Systems

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

What does the word "lunar" refer to?

• Sun
• Moon
• Earth
• Night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What does the word "solar" refer to?

• Sun
• Moon
• Earth
• Energy

Why do we not experience eclipses every month?

• The moon is stubborn.

• The Moon's orbit is tilted

• Moon is smaller than the Sun

• Earth's orbit is tilted

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

_________ are caused by the pull of the moon's gravity on the Earth.

• Seasons

• Tides

• Day/night cycle

• Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Night and day is evidence that the earth is

• rotating

• revolving

• cold

• warm

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The seasons are caused by the ________ of the axis and the Earth's _____________ around the sun.

• tilt, revolution

• tilt, rotation

• curve, revolution

• curve, rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which phase is this? 

• New Moon
• 1st Quarter
• 3rd Quarter
• Full Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the name of the moon phase at #1

• New Moon

• Full Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1