Astronomy

Earth ________________ around the sun.

• Orbits

• Reflects

• Revolves

• Axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The moon is the brightest object in the night sky, but the moon does NOT give off its own light. The moon __________________ light from the sun.

• Rotates

• Reflects

• Orbits

• Axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

How long does it take Earth to rotate once?

• 12 hours

• 20 hours

• 24 hours

• 1 year

We see different _________________ of the moon depending on its location.

• Rotates

• Phases

• Gravity

• Horizons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

​ (a)   is the field of science that focuses on our solar system, stars and universe.

• biosphere

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• Astronomy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

the study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere

• Environmental Science

• geology

• meteorology

• oceanography

• astronomy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The path is called an _________________

• Orbit

• Phase

• Horizon

• Waxing

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

When the lit part of the moon is getting larger, we say that the moon is __________________.

• Waning

• Revolving

• Waxing

• Rotating

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the lit part of the moon gets smaller, we say that the moon is _______________.

• Waxing

• Swaying

• Listening

• Waning

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

There is an imaginary line that runs through the Earth passing through the North and South Poles. This imaginary line is called the Earth's ________________.

• Axis

• Waxing

• Waning

• Typing

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1