Earth's Cycles Review

Which of these best compares the conditions at Location X and Location Y?

• It is day at Location X and night at Location Y.

• It is winter at Location X and summer at Location Y.

• There are more hours of daylight at Location X than at Location Y.

• The moon is brighter when viewed from Location X than when viewed from Location Y.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The diagram shows Earth in its orbit around the sun when very little light is visible at Earth's South Pole. Which statement is true when Earth is in the position shown?

• It is August in the Northern Hemisphere. It is April in the Southern Hemisphere.

• It is summer in the Northern Hemisphere. It is winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

• The number of hours of daylight is greater in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere.

• Spring begins earlier in the year in the Southern Hemisphere than it does in the Northern Hemisphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In the summer many people enjoy going to the beach. The photograph shows a beach in Argentina, which is located in the SOUTHERN Hemisphere. Which diagram shows the position of Earth when it is summer in Argentina?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Northern Hemisphere experiences the beginning of spring when Earth is in —

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Earth would not have seasons if it —

• no longer tilted on its axis

• stopped rotating on its axis

• took an additional month to orbit the sun

• revolved around the sun in the opposite direction

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Different relative positions of the sun, the moon, and Earth have different effects on Earth’s oceans. Which model BELOW shows the positions of the sun, the moon, and Earth that have the GREATEST effect on ocean tides?

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Which diagram models a hypothetical (fake) situation in which every location on Earth would have 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness per day?

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Which of these statements best compares the locations of point A and point B?

• A is having day, B is having night.

• A is having night, B is having day.

• A is having summer, B is having winter.

• A is having winter, B is having summer.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following most accurately explains why summers on Earth tend to be hotter than winters?

• The Earth is tilted on its axis.

• The Earth is closer to the Sun in summer.

• The Earth's atmosphere is thinner during the summer months. 

• The Moon casts a large shadow over the portion of the Earth experiencing winter. 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The diagram shows Earth in its orbit around the sun when very little light is visible at Earth's South Pole. Which TWO statements are true when Earth is in the position shown?

• It is December in the Northern Hemisphere.

• It is April in the Southern Hemisphere.

• It is summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

• It is winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

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