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Which of the following statements is most accurate about the Movement of Earth and the Sun?

• The Sun revolves around the Earth

• The Earth rotates around the Sun

• The Earth revolves around the Sun

• The Earth rotates and revolves around the Sun 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Any object that orbits a planet:

• Star

• Constellation

• Satellite

• Comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A giant ball of hot gases, made mostly of hydrogen and helium:

• Constellation

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Star

A streak of light produced when a small piece of rock enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up:

• Planet

• Constellation

• Star

• Meteor

List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Analyze results

Conduct experiment

Form a hypothesis

Draw conclusions

Communicate results

Ask a question

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

A ball of dust and ice that forms a tail when it approaches the sun:

• Comet

• Meteor

• Star

• Satellite

Model of the solar system showing that the Sun is at the center:

• Geocentric

• Ellipse

• Solar system

• Heliocentric

Shape of each planet's orbit around the sun, oval shaped instead of a perfect circle:

• Round

• Sphere

• Centripetal

• Ellipse

An object that orbits the sun and has become rounded by its own gravity:

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Planet

• Satellite

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Some early observers thought Earth was the center of the universe, based on observations of the movement of stars, moon, and planets. They made Earth-Centered models. Later, scientists observed … what?

• That the planets all revolve around the sun, not Earth. So scientists made sun-centered, or geocentric models.

• That the planets all revolve around the Earth, not the sun. So scientists made sun-centered, or heliocentric models.

• That the planets all revolve around the stars, not Earth. So scientists made sun-centered, or geocentric models.

• That the planets all revolve around the sun, not Earth. So scientists made sun-centered, or heliocentric models.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2