Middle School Science

The Earth’s revolution around the Sun takes ______.

• 1 day or 24 hours 
• 1 year or 365 ¼ days 
• 1 month or 27.3 days
• 1week or 7 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth's rotation on its axis takes _______.

• 1 day or 24 hours 
• 1 year or 365 ¼ days 
• 1 month or 27.3 days
• 1week or 7 days

The equinoxes or equal amounts of day and night occur on the first day of _____ and ______.

• Spring and summer
• Spring and fall
• Summer and winter
• Fall and winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Rotation means…

• Spins around an object
• Spins on its side
• Spins on a central point / axis

Revolution means….

• Spins around an object
• Spins on its side
• Spins on a central point / axis

We have a special day added to February every 4 years because it takes Earth 365 ¼ days to revolve around the Sun, what do we call this event?

•  Leap year
• Chinese New Year
• Super Lunar Eclipse

What is the imaginary line that goes from the north pole to the south pole of the Earth? 

• Axis
• Parallel 
• Top

Why does the sun rise in the east and sets in the west?

• Earth’s revolution
• Earth’s rotation
• Earth’s orbit

What is the center of our solar system? 

• Earth
• Sun
• Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which season is represented at position 1?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1