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The Sun-Earth-Moon System

Authored by Christine Lessore

Science

8th Grade

NGSS covered

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The Sun-Earth-Moon System
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The tilt of the Earth toward or away from the Sun determines the ________________.

eclipse

seasons

hemisphere

equinox

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When the Moon partially or completely covers the Sun, people on Earth may experience a ____ .

solar eclipse

lunar eclipse

high tide

seasons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The shadow of the Earth completely or partly covers the face of the Moon during a ______.

orbit

solar system

solar eclipse

lunar eclipse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

4.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The orbit of one object around another object is a (a)  

revolution
rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

5.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The days on which the hours of daylight are longest or shortest are ​ (a)  

solstices
equinoxes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When the visible portion of the Moon becomes smaller it is (a)  

waning
waxing
phasing
reducing

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The spin of an object around its axis is (a)  

rotation
revolution
orbit
waning

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