Ch. 4 Test Review - Earth and Space

What imaginary line does Earth rotate around?

• an axis
• the Sun
• the poles
• the equator

What is this an example of, and what does it cause to happen?

• rotation, which causes a year
• rotation, which causes day and night
• revolution, which causes a year
• revolution, which causes day and night

What is this an example of, and what does it cause to happen?

• rotation, which causes a year
• rotation, which causes day and night
• revolution, which causes a year
• revolution, which causes day and night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Match the following

• telescope

• a spacecraft without a crew that is sent to explore far places.

• space probe

• man-made technology put into orbit around Earth. Can take pictures and assist with navigation and communication on Earth.

• satellite

• allows us to better see objects that are far away and takes pictures of them.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) inner planets

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(b) outer planets

• Earth

• Neptune

• Venus

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following has been declared a dwarf planet?

• Neptune
• Venus
• Mercury
• Pluto

Match the following

• Milky Way galaxy

• 
• comet

• 
• moon

• 
• asteroid

• 
• meteor

• 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What Am I? I am a frozen mass of gas, ice, and dust that usually orbits the sun from beyond Neptune; when I get closer to the sun, you can see my tail with a telescope

• dwarf planet
• moon
• asteroid
• comet
• meteor

What Am I? I am an object that exists naturally and orbits a planet.

• dwarf planet
• moon
• asteroid
• comet
• meteor

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What Am I? I am an object from space that enters Earth’s atmosphere. I typically burn up before hitting Earth’s surface. Some people call me a "shooting star".

• dwarf planet
• moon
• asteroid
• comet
• meteor