4.6 VA SOL Earth and Space Quiz

The Earth's rotation on its axis causes:

• seasons

• phases of the moon

• day and night

• tides

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The Earth's revolution around the Sun causes:

• seasons

• phases of the moon

• day and night

• tides

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The moon _______________ around the Earth.

• revolves

• rotates

• spins

• orbits

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What is responsible for the changes in tidal range?

• the revolution of the Earth around the Sun

• the location of Earth in the solar system

• the phases of the moon

• the oxygen-rich atmosphere of the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which phase of the moon appears as if there is no moon up in the sky?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

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The Earth’s rotation on its axis causes:

• seasons

• phases of the moon

• day and night

• tides

The Earth’s revolution around the Sun causes:

• seasons

• phases of the moon

• day and night

• tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What does the Earth have that blocks out most of the sun’s damaging rays?

• Earth’s life-supporting water

• Earth’s surface

• Earth’s tilt on its axis

• Earth’s protective atmosphere

Which object in our solar system is an average-sized yellow star that is about 110 times the diameter of the Earth?

• Moon

• Sun

• Jupiter

• Earth

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What term refers to a body that orbits the Earth or another planet?

• axis

• tide

• satellite

• phase

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