Earth's Motion, Moon, and Stars

The picture shows the movement of Earth. Which sentence best describes this diagram?

• Earth is rotating on its axis.

• Earth is revolving on its axis.

• Earth is orbiting around its axis.

• Earth is eclipsing.

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What phase of the moon is shown?

• new moon

• full moon

• first quarter moon

• crescent moon

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It is an early evening. A star appears in the eastern part of the sky. What can be predicted about the star much later at night?

• It appears in the northern part of the sky.

• It appears in the southern part of the sky.

• It appears in the same position of the sky.

• It appears in the western part of the sky.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Beth sees the constellation Orion in the winter. She does not see the Orion in the summer. Which sentence BEST explains why Beth cannot see Orion all year?

• Some stars disappear each season when their life cycle ends.

• All stars disappear in the summer when the sun is the brightest.

• Some stars are not visible in all seasons as Earth revolves around the sun.

• All stars are visible in all seasons. Beth did not closely enough for Orion.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What allows us to see the moon from Earth?

• The North Star shines on the moon's surface.

• Light from the sun shines on the moon's surface.

• Earth gives off light and makes the moon glow.

• The moon gives off its own light to make it glow.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes it to appear as if the sun rises and sets each day?

• Earth's gravity

• the revolution of Earth around the sun

• the spinning motion of Earth

• Earth's distance from the sun

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The picture shows the moon between Earth and the sun? Why are Earth and the moon not always in this position?

• because the moon travels around the sun

• because the sun is always moving

• because Earth travels around the sun

• because the tilt of Earth chnages

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The spinning of Earth around its axis is called its

• revolution

• orbit

• ellipse

• rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Look at the picture. It shows a teacher modeling the phase of the moon. What does the light bulb represent?

• the moon

• Earth

• the sun

• an eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why does the sun seem to change position in the sky?

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's orbit

• the sun's rotation

• the sun's orbit

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