5.8 Space Review 1

Students make a solar system model on the playground. The school building represents the sun. They label round objects for each planet.

Which planet should they place at the greatest distance from the school building?

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

In the early 1600, the astronomer Galileo used a telescope to make observations of Mercury and Venus. What are the positions of these plants in relation to the sun?

• Mercury is the planet closest to the sun, and Venus is the second planet from the sun.

• Mercury is the second planet from the sun, and Venus is the third planet from the sun.

• Venus is the planet closest to the sun, and Mercury is the second planet from the sun.

• Mercury is the third planet from the sun, and Venus is the planet closest to the sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which statement best explains why the sun appear to move across the sky during the day?

• The Earth is closest to the sun in the winter.

• The Earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees.

• The Earth is rotating on its axis.

• The Earth is revolving around the sun.

A student makes the model shown with objects representing the sun, Earth, and the moon to use in a class demonstration.

Which action should the student do with the objects to demonstrate a complete day-night cycle of Earth?

• Move the moon around the Earth once

• Spin the sun in a circle once

• Move Earth around the sun once

• Spin Earth in a circle once

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A student draws a model showing the movement of Earth, the moon, and the sun.

Which arrow shows the movement that causes day and night on Earth?

• Arrow 1, because it shows the rotation the sun

• Arrow 2, because it shows the orbit of Earth around the sun

• Arrow 3, because it shows the orbit of the moon around Earth

• Arrow 4, because it shows the rotation of Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Students chose objects to model the relative sizes of Earth and the moon.

Which set of objects best compares the size of Earth and the moon?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The moon, the sun, and Earth have different physical characteristics. Which of these best describes a physical characteristic of the Sun?

• It is a solid and has many layers.

• It rotates on its axis every 24 hours.

• It is mostly made of hydrogen and helium gas.

• It is smaller and has less gravity than Earth or the moon.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What caused the Earth and moon to have craters?

• They have volcanoes.

• The sun's heat is too hot.

• They were hit by many asteroids.

• The are mountains that collapsed.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2