The Motion of the Earth and Moon Practice

Which of the following lists the Earth, Sun, and Moon in order of size, from largest to smallest?

• Earth, Sun, and Moon

• Earth, Moon, and Sun

• Sun, Earth, and Moon

• Sun, Moon, and Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The Sun is the center of our....

• universe

• Solar System

• school

• planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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The Earth and other planets are held in place by the Gravity of the....

• Sun

• Moon

• Planet Neptune

• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?

• about one month

• about one year

• about 10 years

• about one day

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Rotation of Earth on its axis takes about....

• 29 1/2 days

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 24 hours and 50 minutes

Earth spins on an imaginary line called ​the (a)   .

• Axis
• Obit
• Hemisphere
• Gravity

The path that one object takes around another object in space ​​is its (a)   .

• Orbit
• Axis
• Gravity
• Rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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When one object moves around another in space ​​it (a)   .

• Revolves
• Axis
• Gravity
• Rotate

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A force that pulls objects in space toward each other ​​is (a)   .

• Gravity
• Hemisphere
• Pull
• Push

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The picture is a two-dimensional model of how Earth moves in space. ​How long does it take for Earth to 1 complete one full rotation?

• 1 day

• 1 week

• 1 month

• 1 year

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6