Earth, Sun, and Moon Quiz

1. Fill in the blanks: The Earth _________ around the Sun. The Earth _________ around on its axis.

• revolves; rotates
• rotates; revolves

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2. The moon _________ around the Earth.

• revolves
• rotates

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3. We experience day and night because of how the Earth _________________.

• revolves
• rotates

4. What is the imaginary line through Earth that extends from the North pole to the South pole and is the center of Earth’s rotation?

• rotation
• axis
• orbit

5. What is the slant of Earth’s axis which is about 23.5 degrees from the vertical compared to Earth’s orbital plane around the Sun?

• axis
• orbit
• tilt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6. What is responsible for the changes of seasons?

• Earth's orbit
• Earth's tilt on its axis
• Earth's relationship to the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7. What is a curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object?

• orbit
• tilt
• axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

8. How long does it take for the Earth to orbit the sun?

• 635 days
• 27 days
• 365 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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9. How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?

• 27 days
• 29 days
• 365 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

10. What shape is an orbit?

• circle
• square
• ellipse