Earth, Sun, and Moon

In a single day, the

• Earth revolves around the Sun

• Earth rotates on its axis

• Moon revolves around the Earth

• Sun rotates on its axis

The time it takes the Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis is -

• one year

• one month

• one week

• one day

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

It takes an entire year for the -

• Earth to rotate on its axis

• Earth to revolve around the Sun

• Moon to revolve around the Earth

• Sun to revolve around the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The four seasons occur in -

• one year

• one month

• one week

• one day

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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What causes the four seasons?

• The revolution of the moon around the Earth

• The revolution of the Earth around the Sun and position of its axis

• The revolution of the Sun around the earth

• The rotation of your body when you sit on a spinning chair

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

It takes just about a month for the moon to -

• completely revolve around the Earth

• travel to Earth

• leave its orbit

• revolve around the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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If you saw a full moon today, how long would you have to wait to see another full moon?

• One day

• One week

• One month

• One year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The sun...

• rises in the east, sets in the west

• rises in the west, sets in the east

• rises in the north, sets in the south

• rises in the south, sets in the north

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What characteristics do the moon and earth NOT share?

• craters

• oceans

• rocks

• mountains

The star at the center of our solar system is called

• the Moon

• the Sun

• the Andromeda

• Beetlejuice