Astronomy Review

Earth is tilted at:

• 23.5 degrees
• 45.5 degrees
• 90 degrees
• 120 degrees

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If it is winter in Australia, what season is North America in? 

• Fall
• Spring
• Winter
• Summer

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In summer, hemispheres have:

• less direct sunlight
• more direct sunlight
• equal sunlight
• more indirect light

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth has seasons because…?

• The temperature of the sun changes.
• Earth rotates on its axis.
• Earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.
• The distance between Earth and the sun changes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which position would be the Spring Equinox?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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An orbit is...

• The spinning of the Earth

• The path that Earth follows around the Sun

• How long it takes the Earth to revolve around the Sun

• The path that the Sun follows around the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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How long does Earth's orbit around the Sun take?

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 10 years

• 30 minutes

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The Earth moves in an ____________ orbit around the Sun

• Circular

• Elliptical

• Round

• Square

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Earth is closest to the Sun at position A,

What season is it in North America at position A?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Check all the things that are within our solar system.

• constellations

• the sun

• the moon

• the earth

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