Sky Science

How long will it take for Earth to rotate so that X position is directly facing the sun?

• 6 hours

• 8 hours

• 12 hours

• 18 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the name of the largest stars?

• Protostars

• Supergiants

• Red Giants

• Dwarf Stars

How does night and day occur?

• The Earth rotates on its axis in front of the sun

• The Earth revolves on its axis in front of the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

• swelling

• waxing

• waning

• disappearing

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Once a year the Sun reaches its highest and lowest points in the northern hemisphere

• Axis

• Equinox

• Solstice

• Equator

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Twice each year when the Sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length

• Axis

• Equinox

• Solstice

• Equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The distance light can travel in 365 days. This is a measure of speed, similar to km per hour, but WAY WAY WAY FASTER!

• Warp Drive

• A light year

• A light month

• A space year

Ursa Major is also called “Great Bear” and is one of the largest constellations.  

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Clusters of stars that appear together in a particular pattern

• Orbit

• Planets

• Sun

• Constellation

The spinning of the earth on its axis is know as

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Soltice