Earth and Space

The rotation of Earth on its axis causes the pattern of _____.

• night and day
• constellations
• Earth's seasons
• the phases of the moon

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It takes Earth _________ to make one complete rotation on its axis.

• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 28 days
• 24 days

The imaginary line running through the center of Earth.

• axis
• moon
• constellation
• orbit

It takes Earth _____________ to make one revolution or orbit around the Sun.

• 365 days
• 365 hours
• 28 days
• 24 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Approximately how much time passes between the new moon and full moon?

• one month
• two weeks
• 3 days
• 24 hours�

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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A large cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space; the predecessor to stars...

• Constellation
• Black hole
• Nebula
• Galaxy