Patterns in the Night Sky Quiz 1

True or False:

There are NO seasons at the equator?

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Summer days are shorter.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Winter days are shorter.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The rotation of earth causes ___________

• seasons

• eclipses

• day and night

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The revolution of earth causes ___________

• seasons

• eclipses

• day and night

What does the earth rotate on?

• sun

• moon

• axis

• stars

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does the earth revolve around?

• sun

• moon

• axis

• stars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the force of attraction that exists between two objects?

• gravity

• orbit

• axis

• scale

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

True or False:

The sun is smaller than Earth.

• True

• False

Natural bodies in the sky that gives off their own light and heat are called ________.

• planets

• gas giants

• moons

• stars