Astronomy Unit Test Study Guide

Earth's axis is tilted...

• about 12 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• about 46 degrees

• exactly 90 degrees

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?

• the Sun orbits the Earth

• Earth's axis is tilted

• Earth rotates about its axis once a day

• the Sun rotates about its axis once a day

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why do we have seasons on Earth?

• Earth is rotating about its axis

• Earth's axis is tilted

• the Sun orbits the Earth

• Earth's distance from the Sun changes

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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What time of day is the Sun the highest in the sky?

• 7pm

• 4pm

• Noon

• 1 am

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

What is the Iroquois name for a Full Moon in April?

• Pink moon

• Wolf moon

• Flower moon

• Harvest moon

The _______________ is everything in space that we can observe.

• Galaxy

• Milky Way

• Universe

• Sky

The ___________ is the name for the birth of the Universe.

• Multiverse

• Big Bang

• Quark

• Strong Force

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

A ___________ is a star and the objects that orbit it.

• sun

• galaxy

• solar system

• universe

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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A(n) ______________ is a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another object.

• ellipse

• orbit

• route

• constellation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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A ____________ is a very large group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity.

• constellation

• solar system

• satellite

• galaxy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2