Unit 5 Review of Earth and the Solar System

Which of the following means to turn on an axis?

• relax
• rotate
• revolve 
• return

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete rotation?

• 365 days/1 year
• 1 week
• 24 hours/1 day

When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is _____ in the Southern Hemisphere.

• spring
• summer
• fall
• winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why do we experience the changing of  seasons on Earth?

• Earth's tilt & rotation
• Earth's tilt & revolution
• Earth's rotation & rovolution
• Earth's tilt & resolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the "name" for the longest and shortest days of the year?

• equinoxes
• solstices
• months
• seasons

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Earth's axis is tilted at - 

• 23.5 degrees
• 33.5 degrees
• 28 degrees
• 90 degrees

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What imaginary line is drawn around the earth’s center?

• axis

• equator

• prime meridian

• hemisphere

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is spring

• It is summer

• It is fall

• It is winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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