Sun, Earth and Moon

What is the shape of the Sun, Earth, and Moon?

• Flat

• Square

• Round

• Triangle

What does the Earth do as it moves around the Sun?

• Rotates only

• Revolves around the Sun

• Stays still

• Moves randomly

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How long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?

• One day

• One week

• One month

• One year

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What movement of the Earth causes day and night?

• Revolution around the Sun

• Rotation on its axis

• Orbiting the Moon

• Moving closer to the Sun

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What is the main source of light and heat for the Earth?

• The Moon

• The stars

• The Sun

• The clouds

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What is the Moon’s movement around the Earth called?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Spinning

• Floating

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What happens to shadows when the Sun is high in the sky at noon?

• They disappear

• They become shorter

• They become longer

• They change color

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How many moons does Earth have?

• One

• Two

• Five

• Ten

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What do we call the path an object follows as it moves around another object in space?

• orbit

• axis

• ring

• ozone

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The Sun is bigger than the Earth and the Moon.

• True

• False

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