Patterns of Earth and Sky Ch 2

Aria is curious about how often Earth spins/rotates in one day. She asks her teacher, and the teacher explains that Earth spins/rotates________ each day.

• 4 times

• 1 time

• 5 times

• 2 times

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When Oliver jumps off the diving board, he lands into the swimming pool because Earth pulls him down with the force of ____________.

• Rotation

• Orbiting

• Gravity

• Newton

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

What is the reason that the Moon appears to rise and set each day, just like the sun?

• Daylight Savings

• Equinox

• Atmosphere

• Earth's Spin

Which way is up and which way is down?

• Down is always towards Earth because of Earth's pull due to the force of gravity. Up is always the opposite, away from Earth

• Down is always the opposite direction of up.

• It depends on where you are.

• Up is always towards Earth because of Earth's pull due to the force of gravity. Down is always the opposite, away from the Earth.

Tags

NGSS.5-PS2-1

Lily is curious if Earth moves. She asks her teacher to explain. What is the correct explanation?

• Earth only spins.

• Earth only orbits around the sun and doesn't spin.

• Earth spins/rotates each day and orbits the sun each year.

• Earth doesn't move.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Benjamin drops his pencil while sitting at his desk. What happens to the pencil?

• It moves towards the sun

• It moves sideways

• It moves up toward the sky

• It falls towards the ground with the force of gravity

Tags

NGSS.5-PS2-1

_________ is caused by Earth's rotation/spin

• day and night

• the seasons

• one year

• tides

Grace is in the United States, and Mia is in Australia, on the opposite side of the Earth. When they look up at the sky at the same time, they would see ___________________.

• nothing when they look into the sky

• the same exact stars at the same time

• different stars at different times

Rylee sees his science teacher Mr. Brown spinning a globe during a lesson. Which of Earth's movements is Rylee observing?

• rotation

• revolution

• floating

• gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Student A is currently experiencing....

• day, because that part of Earth is facing toward the sun.

• day, because that part of the Earth is facing away from the sun.

• night, because that part of Earth is facing toward the sun.

• night, because that part of the Earth is facing away from the sun.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1