Earth's Patterns and Movements

A force of attraction between any two objects is called

• static electricity
• rotation
• gravity
• orbit

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

____________- is the path one object takes around another object.

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Which would be the most likely outcome of a meteorite's encounter with Earth?

• The meteorite orbits around Earth.
• The meteorite flies past Earth.

• The meteorite hits Earth and makes a crater.

• The meteorite burns in Earth's atmosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A chunk of rock that travels through Earth's atmosphere is called a ____________.

• Meteorite
• Metor
• Asteroid
• Comet

What pattern on Earth is created by the Earth's orbit around the sun?

• seasons
• day and night
• temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth completes one full _________ on its axis every 24 hours.

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Resolution
• Reservation

Earth completes one full _____________ on its axis every 365 days.

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Resolution
• Reservation

What pattern on Earth is created by Earth's rotation around the axis?

• temperature
• seasons
• day and night

True/ False: The northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere experience all of the same seasons at the same time.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

On the side of the Earth facing the moon, Earth water levels _______________.

• increase depending on the phase of the moon
• increase due to gravitational pull
• decrease due to gravitational pull
• decrease depending on the phase of the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-4