Earth-Moon-Sun Relationships Test (S-8.1, S-8.2, S-8.3)

Which is the smallest planet in our solar system?

• Uranus

• Earth

• Mercury

• Venus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

For many years scientists thought Saturn was the only planet with rings. We now know that all gas giants have rings. This new knowledge led to a change in understanding. This is an example of the —

• independent variables

• computer sciences

• nature of science

• engineering design process

Which planet is the only planet in our solar system to spin on its side?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Mars

• Venus

Which statement correctly describes the size and age of the sun?

• The sun is 10 times the diameter of Earth and about 2.5 million years old.

• The sun is 50 times the diameter of Earth and about 2.5 billion years old.

• The sun is 110 times the diameter of Earth and about 4.6 billion years old.

• The sun is 150 times the diameter of Earth and about 4.6 million years old.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What does Earth's protective atmosphere help to block out?

• Meteors and asteroids

• Enormous atmospheric storms

• Orbiting satellites

• Damaging rays from the sun

What is the name of this moon phase?

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Last (Third) Quarter

• New Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the name of this moon phase?

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Last (Third) Quarter

• New Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the name of this moon phase?

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Last (Third) Quarter

• New Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the name of this moon phase?

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Last (Third) Quarter

• New Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes the seasons on Earth?

• The rotation of the moon as it revolves around Earth

• The Earth's axial tilt as it revolves around the sun

• The rotation of the Earth as the moon revolves around it

• The tilt of Earth as it rotates each day

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1