Earth's movement and Star Patterns

Which of the following statements about Earth's movement is true?

• it revolves once about every 30 days

• Earth revolves once in 12 hours

• Earth rotates once in 24 hours

• It rotates once every 365 days

What remains the same even as Earth revolves around the Sun?

• the earth stays tilted

• the temperature outside

• the amount of daylight

• the season

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes the Earth to have seasons?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes the Earth to have day and night?

The Earth spins on its ____

How long does it take for the Earth to revolve once around the sun?

• 24 hours

• One month

• 365 days

• it does not revolve around the sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Patterns made by stars in the night sky are called?

• trends

• galaxies

• star clusters

• constellations

What causes the moon and stars to appear to move in a specific direction?

• Because the Earth revolves

• Earth rotates from west to east

• Because they all move together

• Because I see the same stars every evening.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Stars rotate on their axis

• True

• False

Why do we see some stars brighter than others?

• Stars are different colors

• Stars are made of different gases

• Some stars are closer than others

• Because of their size.