Earth's Orbit

How long does it take the Earth to orbit or revolve around the sun?

• 325.0 days

• 365.25 days

• 1 month

• 24 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes different constellations to be visible from Earth at different times of year?

• Earth's orbit or revolution around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• movement of the stars

• none of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take the Earth to orbit around the sun?

• 325.0 days

• 365.25 days

• 1 month

• 24 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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

• 365.25 days

• 28 days

• 24 hours

• 1 month

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What causes different constellations to be visible from Earth at different times of year?

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Movement of the stars

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• None of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called its _____

• revolution

• rotation

• precession

• gyration

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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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

What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of _____

• the Earth

• the stars

• the planets

• the Earth's axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• Circular

• Elliptical

• Parabolic

• Hyperbolic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which law explains why Earth remains in orbit around the Sun?

• Newton's First Law

• Newton's Second Law

• Newton's Third Law

• Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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