MS Spaceship Earth - M3, M4, M5

The Earth's rotation (spinning) causes which of the following to happen?

• months

• years

• night and day

• seasons

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The earth's orbiting motion around the sun causes which of the following?

• years

• seasons

• both years and seasons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which number is most likely to be the position of the sun at noon in the summer?

• 1

• 2

• 3

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

About how fast is the Earth spinning?

• 1,000 miles per hour

• 100 miles per hour

• 10 miles per hour

• 100,000 miles per hour

Which constellation can be seen at nighttime in the spring?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Shadows are ______ during winter because of the angle of the sun.

• longer

• shorter

• bigger

• smaller

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What in the night sky can tell you what season it is?

• shooting stars

• constellations

• the sun

• the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

___________ is the curved path that something (such as a moon or satellite) follows as it goes around something else (such as a planet).

• revolution

• rotation

• ring

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

In summer, the sun takes a ______________ path across the sky.

• lower

• middle

• higher

• small

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why don't all the constellations appear at the same time?

• you don't have a telescope

• the stars are too small

• the Earth is facing in the other direction

• planets may be too far away

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1