Earth Place in the Universe

What object is at the center of the geocentric model?

• the moon

• the sun

• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space is its

• rotation

• tilt

• orbit

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

How long does it take Earth to make one revolution around the sun?

• 365 1/4 days

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the shape of Earth´s orbit?

• elliptical

• semicircle

• octagon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What are celestial bodies?

• anything found on Earth

• any natural body found outside Earth's atmosphere

• anything found in the oceans

• anything found in the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A body that orbits a planet is a _______________ .

• star

• satellite

• planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The position of the stars relative to each other do not seem to change.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The imaginary line that runs through Earth´s pole is its

• orbit

• rotation

• axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

• Both sides of the moon would be visible.

• The length of the year would be more than 365 years.

• Day length would be less than 24 hours.

• Temperatures would be constant year round.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of these lists bodies in order, from CLOSEST to FURTHEST from the Earth?

• Moon, Sun, near edge of Milky Way, center of Milky Way

• near edge of Milky Way, Moon, center of Milky Way, Sun

• Sun, Moon, center of Milky Way, near edge of the Milky Way

• Moon, Sun, center of Milky Way, near edge of the Milky Way

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1