Astronomy Review

What is the missing word?

Planets ________ around the sun, and the moons ________ around the planets.

• orbit

• rotate

• grvaity

• axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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A force that pulls everything down toward the center of Earth is known as...

• magnetism

• gravity

• revolution

• constellation

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Earth's __________ gives us day and night.

• gravity

• revolution/orbit

• rotation

• tilt

One of the 88 official star patterns in the sky is known as a...

• planet

• star

• constellation

• Orion

The reason for the seasons is the __________ of the Earth.

• spinning

• tilt

• orbit

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Bigger objects in space usually have _______ force of gravity.

• more

• less

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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No matter where you stand on Earth, gravity will always pull you...

• towards space

• towards the sun

• towards the center of Earth

• towards the ocean

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

The sun, moon, and stars appear to move across the sky from ______ to _____ everyday.

• north; south

• east; west

• up; down

• left; right

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Choose a time when the sun would be the lowest in the sky.

• 12:00 PM

• 7:00 AM

• 2:00 PM

• 11:45 AM

The shadows from objects change direction throughout the day because of...

• the sun's position in the sky.

• the constellations' positions in the sky.

• the moon's position in the sky.

• the wind.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1