Unit 1 Astronomy Remediation

What is this an image of?

• comet

• asteroid

• meteor

• moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What group is our Sun in?

• Main Sequence

• Red Giant

• Super Giant

• White Dwarf

What characteristics do the inner planets have?

• Short Revolution

  Solid Surface

  Few/No Moons

  Thin Atmosphere

• Long Revolution

  Solid Surface

  Lots of Moons

  Thin Atmosphere

• Short Revolution

  Gaseous Surface

  Few/No Moons

  Thick Atmosphere

• Long Revolution

  Gaseous Surface

  Lots of Moons

  Thick Atmosphere

What makes the equator of Earth a higher temperature than the poles?

• the equatorial region of the Earth receives more direct sunlight

• the equatorial region of the Earth receives more plants

• the equatorial region of the Earth receives more land

• the equatorial region of the Earth receives more cloud cover

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The tilt of the Earth causes...

• seasons

• moon phases

• length of night and day

• duration and height of tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When does the northern hemisphere experience winter?

• The Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun in the winter.

• The Northern Hemisphere is closer to the Sun in the winter.

• The Sun moves below the horizon in the summer.

• The Sun burns hotter in the summer.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which diagram correctly represents the effect of the gravitational pull of the Moon on Earth's ocean tides?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Why does the Sun appear to move across the sky from east to west?

• The rotation of the Earth makes the Sun move across the sky

• The rotation of the solar system makes the Sun move across the sky

• The Sun and Moon revolve around the Earth.

• Earth revolves around the Sun and the Moon.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which diagram correctly represents the Earth, Sun, and Moon during a Full Moon phase?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which 4 planets are the Gas Giants?

• Jupiter

  Saturn

  Uranus

  Neptune

• Jupiter

  Venus

  Uranus

  Mars

• Mercury

  Saturn

  Earth

  Neptune

• Mercury

  Venus

  Earth

  Mars