VA SOL Science Space

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

• 28 1/2 days

• 365 1/4 days

• 24 hours

• 1 month

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth completes on rotation every -

• 48 hours

• month

• 24 hours

• year

The visible portion(part) of the moon that we see each night is caused by the -

• tidal ranges that are associated with full and new moons

• solar eclipses that stop sunlight from reaching Earth's surface

• reflection of sunlight off the moon's surface

• orientation of the sun in our solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth rotates on its -

• hemisphere

• pole

• axis

• equator

If you were using a baseball, golf ball, and basketball to model the relative motions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun, what would you have to do?

• Move the golf ball around the basketball and the basketball around the baseball.

• Move the basketball around the baseball and the baseball around the basketball.

• Move the golf ball around the baseball and the baseball around the basketball.

• Move the baseball around the golf ball and the golf ball around the basketball.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following is responsible for Earth's seasons?

• the orbit of the Earth around the Sun and Earth's rotation

• the orbit of the Earth around the Sun and rotation of the Sun

• the rotation of the Earth and the Sun

• the tilt of Earth's axis and its orbit around the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Using the diagram, when would you observe a totally dark (new) moon beginning to become illuminated (waxing crescent moon)?

• from position W to position Z

• from position Z to position Y

• from position Y to position X

• from position X to position W

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

To accurately model a solar eclipse, where would you place the golf ball?

• position W

• position X

• position Y

• position Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which objects make up the solar system?

• a sun, 8 planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids, comets

• stars, planets, a moon, an asteroid, meteoroids, comets

• a sun, a planet, a moon, asteroids, meteoroids, comets

• stars, planets, moons, an asteroid, a meteoroid, a comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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How could you use these objects to create a model of the lunar cycle?

• Move the flashlight around the tennis ball and basketball.

• Put the flashlight in the center and move the basketball around the tennis ball.

• Move the tennis ball and flashlight around the basketball.

• Put the flashlight in the center and move the tennis ball around the basketball.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1