Unit 8.4 Quiz 1

Seasons were tracked by ancient people using which of the following?

• moon phases

• eclipses

• constellations

• storms

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What celestial movement makes a year on Earth approximately 365 days?

• Earth’s orbit/revolution

• Earth’s rotation

• The Moon’s rotation

• Earth’s tilt

How does the Sun’s position in the sky change throughout the day?

• There is no change

• Randomly

• It moves from North to South

• It moves from East to West

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A constellation is a group of visible ________ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.

• creatures

• planets

• stars

• patterns

Constellations may only be visible during certain seasons due to Earth’s orbit around  __________.

• the Sun

• Mars

• the Moon

• Earth

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Why does the North Star always point “North” in the sky?

• The North Star is only a myth - no star actually stays in the North.

• The North Star is like our Sun and has a solar system just like Earth’s.

• The North Star is found at the North Pole of the Earth.

• The North Star is lined up with Earth’s axis.

What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?

• a year

• day and night

• seasons

• an eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

One rotation of earth on its axis is equal to one:

• day.

• week.

• month.

• year.