Astronomy Benchmark
Authored by Christine Arsenis
Science
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Students are using sports equipment to model the relative motion of Earth, the Moon and the Sun. What items revolve around each other in the picture?
Golf ball moving around the baseball, baseball moving around the basketball
Basketball moving around the baseball, baseball moving around the golf ball
Golf ball moving around the basketball, basketball moving around the baseball
Baseball moving around the golf ball, golf ball moving around the basketball
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is responsible for the changing of seasons on Earth?
Rotation of Earth and rotation of the Sun
Orbit of Earth around the Sun and rotation of Earth
Orbit of Earth around the Sun and rotation of the Sun
Tilt of the axis of Earth and orbit of Earth around the Sun
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
We would observe a totally dark moon starting to become illuminated when the Moon moves between which two phases?
Position X and Position W
Position Y and Position X
Position Z and Position Y
Position W and Position Z
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Some students are using objects to model the Earth-Sun-Moon system. They wish to represent the positions of these objects during a solar eclipse. To accurately model the solar eclipse, the golf ball should be placed in which labeled position?
Position W
Position Y
Position Z
Position X
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following describes a lunar eclipse?
Earth's shadow is on the Sun.
The Moon's shadow is on the Sun.
Earth's shadow is on the Moon.
The Moon's shadow is on Earth.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The diagram below represents one position of Earth in its orbit. Points A and B represent locations on Earth’s surface. Location A is experiencing daylight while location B is experiencing darkness. What Earth motion will bring location B into daylight in the next few hours?
Rotation
Revolution
Orbit
Gravity
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The diagram below represents Earth revolving around the Sun. Approximately how many days does it take Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun?
365
30
180
90
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
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