OpenSci Ed Earth in Space

How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?

• one day
• one week
• one month
• one year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____

• the 12 months
• the years
• the seasons
• day and night

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of _____

• the Earth
• the stars
• the planets
• the Earth's axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's _____

• revolution
• rotation
• precession
• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When the part of the world that you're living in is leaning towards the Sun, its _____

• winter
• spring
• summer
• fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The invisible line that passes through the North Pole and the South Pole is called Earth's ____

• axis
• equator
• ecliptic
• prime meridian

The tilt of the earth's axis is...

• 45.3

• 23.5

• 12.5

• 90.5

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The illustration represents which of the following?

• Revolution of Earth

• Gravity of Earth

• Day and Night

• Rotation of Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How many days are in a calendar year?

• 362.1

• 356.5

• 635

• 365.25

When the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun, it is —

• Winter in both hemispheres

• Summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere

• Winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere

• Spring in both hemisphers

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1