Space week 1

What is it called when Earth spins once on its axis about every 24 hours?

• revolution

• rotation

• inertia

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How long does it take for the Earth to make one revolution around the Sun?

• about 3 weeks

• about 30 days or one month

• about 500 days

• about 1 year or 365 days.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Earth is tilted on its

• equator

• axis

• rings

• plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When it is winter in the northern hemisphere it is _______ in the southern hemisphere.

• summer

• spring

• fall

• winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

We have seasons because of the Earth's

• tilt on its equator

• tilt on the axis

• tilt on the curve

• tilt toward the poles

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

One rotation of the Erath take about

• 2 weeks

• 3 days

• 45 hours

• 24 hours

About every 365 days the Erath completes one ________ around the sun.

• eclipse

• rotation

• revolution

• penumbra

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

About every 365 days the Erath completes one ________ around the sun.

• eclipse

• rotation

• revolution

• penumbra

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1