Review of Rotation, Revolution, Seasons, Solstices, and Equinoxes

Review of Rotation, Revolution, Seasons, Solstices, and Equinoxes

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Review of Rotation, Revolution, Seasons, Solstices, and Equinoxes

Review of Rotation, Revolution, Seasons, Solstices, and Equinoxes

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which planet's day (period of rotation) is longer than its year (period of revolution)?

Mercury

Venus

Jupiter

Saturn

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

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-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement best describes Earth's approximate rates of rotation and revolution?

Earth's rotation rate is 15°/hour and its revolution rate is 1°/day.

Earth's rotation rate is 1°/hour and its revolution rate is 15°/day.

Earth's rotation rate is 24°/hour and its revolution rate is 360°/day

Earth's rotation rate is 360°/hour and its revolution rate is 24°/day.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The diagram below shows a large pendulum in motion over an 8-hour period.

What is the main reason the pendulum appears to change its direction of swing over time?

tilt of Earth on its axis

rotation of Earth on its axis

revolution of Earth in its orbit

speed of Earth in its orbit

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The best evidence of Earth's rotation is provided by the

shape of Earth's orbit

shape of the Milky Way galaxy

changes in the total yearly duration of insolation at a location on Earth

apparent changes in the direction of swing of a Foucault pendulum

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The spinning of Earth on its axis causes the apparent rising and setting of the

Sun, only

Sun and Moon only

Moon and some stars only

Sun, Moon and some stars

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