Rotation, Revolution, and Seasons

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Science
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8th - 11th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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21 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
On March 21, at which location in New York State would sunrise occur first?
Riverhead
Massena
Buffalo
Syracuse
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The map below shows a portion of the Middle East. Points A, B, C, D, and X are locations on Earth's surface.
When it is 10:00 a.m. solar time at location X, at which location is 11:00 a.m. solar time being observed?
A
B
C
D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Seasonal changes on Earth are primarily caused by the
parallelism of the Sun's axis as the Sun revolves around Earth
changes in distances between the Sun and Moon
elliptical shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun
tilt of Earth's axis as Earth revolves around the Sun
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
During which Northern Hemisphere season is Earth closest to the Sun?
Spring
Summer
Winter
Autumn
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which planet's day (period of rotation) is longer than its year (period of revolution)?
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The constellation Pisces changes position during a night, as shown in the diagram below.
Which motion is mainly responsible for this change in position?
revolution of Earth around the Sun
rotation of Earth on its axis
revolution of Pisces around the Sun
rotation of Pisces on its axis
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
To an observer in New York State, the duration of daylight increases continuously from
March 1 to May 1
June 1 to August 1
September 1 to November 1
December 1 to February 1
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
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