Openstax Astronomy

As a rotating cloud collapses its rate of rotation

• decrease

• increase

• remains the same

Which event takes the most time?

• one revolution of Earth around the Sun

• one revolution of Venus around the Sun

• one rotation of the Moon on its axis

• one rotation of Venus on its axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which star has a surface temperature most similar to

the surface temperature of Alpha Centauri?

• Procyon B

• Sirius

• Polaris

• Betelgeuse

The best evidence of Earth's rotation is provided by the

• Moon phases and global warming

• Moon phases and Coriolis effect

• Foucault pendulum and Coriolis effect

• Foucault pendulum and global warming

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

• solar system

• earth

• rotation

• United States

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

• new moon

• first quarter

• full moon

• last quarter/3rd quarter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Movement of Earth around the sun.

• Rotation

• Revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Spinning of Earth on its axis.

• Rotation

• Revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Occurs when Earth is positioned between the moon and the sun and when Earth's shadow crosses the lighted half of the moon.

• Solar Eclipse

• Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Perigee

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1