Earth and Space Science

The Earth spins on its _________.

• Orbit

• Axis

• Spine

• Revolution

True or false: Patterns of stars in the sky stay the same even though they appear to shift across the night sky.

• True

• False

True or false: Different stars appear in different seasons but their patterns are always the same.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Some stars can be seen during every season.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A huge system of gas, dust, stars and objects orbiting stars.

• Comet

• Meteor

• Galaxy

• Gas giant

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which one is an inner planet?

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Venus

The largest rocky planet in the solar system:

• Mars

• Mercury

• Earth

• Jupiter

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Describe the parts of the Milky Way:

• gas, dust, stars and objects that orbit stars

• Earth, the moon, the sun, Jupiter

• Comets and stars

• Inner planets, outer planets and dust

Which one does a revolution NOT cause?

• change in seasons

• causes sunrise and sunset

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In 14 days, the moon will be in what phase from the start of the moon phase cycle?

• New Moon

• 3rd Quarter Moon

• 1st Quarter Moon

• Full Moon

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