Astronomy

A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Moon

• Meteor

The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.

• solar system

• earth

• rotation

• United States

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which outer planets have rings?

• Just Saturn

• Saturn and Jupiter

• Jupiter, Neptune, and Saturn

• all 4 of them

The GAS GIANTS or Outer planets are:

• Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn

• Saturn, Neptune, Pluto, Mars

• Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth, Mars, Saturn, Neptune

The motion of Earth around the Sun most affects the

• timing of tides.

• length of a month.

• cycle of the seasons.

• phases of the Moon.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Which is TRUE of the day-night cycle on Earth?

• All parts of Earth are in sunlight at the same time

• As the Earth rotates only the part of the Earth lighted by the Sun experiences daytime

• Each time the Earth revolves around the Sun, one day has passed

• It takes the Earth eighteen hours to complete one day-night cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Movement of Earth around the sun.

• Rotation

• Revolution

Spinning of Earth on its axis.

• Rotation

• Revolution

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Uranus

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

• Neptune

• Pluto

• Earth

• Uranus