Space TEKS

What shape is earth?

• Circle

• Sphere

• Flat

• Everlasting Line

If you were standing on top of Earth, where would the stars be?

• All around you

• Above you

• Below you

• Next to you

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NGSS.5-ESS1-1

Which star is in our solar system?

• Pegasus

• Polaris

• Libra

• Sun

Why don’t we see the stars during the day?

• They aren’t there

• The Sun makes it too bright

• Our side of Earth is facing the Sun

• No idea

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How many days does it take Earth to orbit the Sun?

• 24

• 60

• 357

• 365

Throughout the year, we see different stars. But every year on the same date, we see the same stars.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth orbits the sun at the same time as it spins around its axis.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

To which part of Earth are objects pulled?

• Earth's atmosphere

• Earth's surface

• the center of Earth

• the magnetic North Pole

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NGSS.5-PS2-1

Martha fills the cup with water. She observes what happens.

Which is the best way to alter the investigation to show the effects of gravity?

• Tilt the cup in different directions to show that the water still flows downward

• Increase the amount of water to show that the flow is influenced by the amount of water.

• Place a magnet on the table to show that the water flows toward the magnetic pole.

• Spin the cup to show that motion increases the effects of gravity.

Which is the direction of the gravitational force?

• down

• up

• to the right

• to the left