Science Space

What shape is earth?

• Circle

• Sphere

• Flat

• Everlasting Line

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

• 24

• 60

• 357

• 365

Our class is launching model water rockets out of plastic bottles. When launching the rockets, they go into the sky for a while and then fall to the ground. Which reason should you include in an explanation to the class as to why the rockets do not stay in the sky?

• the pull of gravity

• the push of gravity

• the push from the air

• the height of the water

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What does the diagram show?

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• Sun's rotation

• Sun's revolution

Which moon phase should we see at B?

• waxing gibbous

• wanning gibbous

• waxing crescent

• last quarter

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Which diagram shows the placement of city X at midnight?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which explanation supports your diagram choice of city X at midnight?

• Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours. In 12 hours, Earth would be halfway around its rotation.

• Earth revolves around the sun. The sun shines on different sides of Earth as it revolves around Earth.

• Earth's gravitational pull causes Earth to revolve on its axis. In 12 hours, Earth would complete a rotation and be at the same place.

• Earth's gravitational pull causes Earth to rotate around the sun every 24 hours.

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

• All around you

• Above you

• Below you

• Next to you

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