Astronomy

What is the order of celestial objects during a solar eclipse?

• sun - Earth - moon

• moon - sun - Earth

• sun - moon - Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What does the abbreviation A.U. stand for?

• astronomical unit

• astronomy unit

• astronomical universe

What is the definition of mass?

• the amount of matter contained within an object

• the imaginary line running North and South through the center of the Earth

• the invisible force pulling things to the center of the Earth

What is the definition of revolution?

• one object orbiting around another object

• the changes between day and night

• Earth spinning on its axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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What is the order of celestial objects during a lunar eclipse?

• sun - Earth - moon

• sun - moon - Earth

• Earth - sun - moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What does it mean when there is a waxing moon?

• the moon is "decreasing" in light

• the moon is "growing" in light

• there is going to be a full moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What are the 2 reasons we experience different seasons?

• 1. 1. the time of the year

  2. 2. Earth's revolution

• 1. 1. tilt of Earth on its axis

  2. 2. the phases of the moon

• • 1. Earth's revolution

  • 2. tilt of Earth on its axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which fact about the sun is FALSE?

• it is the largest object within the Solar System

• the sun is 93,000,000 miles away from the Earth

• 100,000 Earths would fit inside the sun

• more than 99% of the mass in the entire Solar System is made up of the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

On which planet would you weigh the most?

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Jupiter

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What is the definition of gravity?

• how heavy an object weighs

• an invisible force pulling things to the center of the Earth

• the amount of matter an object has