Earth-Moon-Sun

What is the biggest cause of ocean tides?

• sun's gravity
• Earth's gravity
• moon's gravity
• people swimming

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The Earth "tilts" on its ____causing seasons

• tide
• axis
• orbit
• gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What season is it in the southern hemisphere as it points AWAY FROM the sun?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere as it points TOWARDS the sun?

• Winter
• Summer
• Spring
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes day and night?

• The sun rises and sets
• The Earth rotating on its axis
• The Earth revolves around the sun
• The tilt of the Earth

In the waxing phase, the moon appears to

• get bigger
• get smaller
• stay the same

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In the waning phase, the moon appears to

• get bigger
• grow smaller
• stay the same

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the Earth travels all the way around the Sun, it is called a . . .

• Revolution
• Rotation
• Leap Year
• Spin

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

It takes the Earth ___ hours to complete a rotation.

• 12
• 24
• 75

• 365

How many seasons are there?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1