Earth, Sun, Moon System (2022)

Students are using sports equipment to model the relative motion of Earth, the moon and the sun.

Which of the following will accurately model the relative motions of these bodies?

• Golf ball moving around the basketball, basketball moving around the baseball

• Basketball moving around the baseball, baseball moving around the golf ball

• Golf ball moving around the baseball, baseball moving around the basketball

• Baseball moving around the golf ball, golf ball moving around the basketball

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following is responsible for the changing of seasons on Earth?

• Orbit of Earth around the sun and rotation of Earth

• Orbit of Earth around the sun and rotation of the sun

• Rotation of Earth and rotation of the sun

• Tilt of the axis of Earth and orbit of Earth around the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Some students are using objects to model the earth-sun-moon system. They wish to represent the positions of these objects during a solar eclipse.

To accurately model the solar eclipse, the golf ball should be placed in which labeled position?

• Position W

• Position X

• Position Y

• Position Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following describes a lunar eclipse?

• The moon's shadow is on Earth.

• Earth's shadow is on the sun

• Earth's shadow is on the moon

• The moon's shadow is on the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An illustration is provided that shows the relative motions of Earth and the Sun. What effect would changing the angle of tilt of Earth’s axis have?

• It would cause significant changes to seasonal variations.

• It would change the amount of sun Earth receives from the sun.

• Day and night would be greatly affected.

• The number of days in a year would change.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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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

What is this diagram showing?

• tides
• lunar eclipse
• revolution
• solar eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is this diagram showing?

• tides
• solar eclipse
• lunar eclipse
• rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why does Leap Year exist?

• The celebrate the Olympics that happens every 4 years

• To keep our calendar aligned correctly with the seasons

• To keep track of the rotation of Earth on our calendars

• It is needed to account for the 0.25 hours left over due to the rotation of Earth

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

• Revolution
• Rotation
• Leap Year
• Spin