Generation Genius Earth's Orbit

Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?

• Earth's orbit or revolution around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• the sun's rotation

• movement of the stars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the phenomenon that provided evidence against a geocentric model called?

• shadows

• parallelogram

• stellar parallax

• none of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What time of day does this picture represent? HINT: There is a long shadow to the west of Izzy.

• noon

• night

• evening

• morning

How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?

• one day

• one week

• one month

• one year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What takes 365.25 days?

• Rotation

• Axis

• Revolution

• Earths Tilted Axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The path Earth takes around the sun

• Axis

• Hemisphere

• Orbit

• Ellipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

At what position will it be spring in the southern hemisphere

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun?

• Circular

• Elliptical

• Rectangular

• Triangular

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which force keeps the Earth in orbit around the Sun?

• Magnetic Force

• Gravitational Force

• Electromagnetic Force

• Nuclear Force

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun?

• 24 hours

• 30 days

• 365.25 days

• 1000 days

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-4