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- 1. Multiple Choice
Sammy looks up at the night sky a notices a constellation directly overhead. She goes inside and comes out a few hours later to observe the sky again. This time, Sammy notices that the constellation is no longer overhead.
Which of the following statements best explains why the constellation appears to be in a different location?
The Earth rotates on its axis.
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
The stars are revolving around the Earth.
The stars are rotating around the Sun.
- 2. Multiple Choice
In October, students saw the pattern of stars in the sky called Orion. In July, they could not see Orion.
Which of the following best explains why Orion was no longer visible in July?
The stars rotated around the Sun.
The stars moved away from Earth.
The Earth was tilted on its axis.
The Earth revolved around the Sun.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Florence goes outside her house at 7:00 pm and looks at the Little Dipper star pattern in the night time sky.
Florence goes back outside at 10:00 pm and looks for the Little Dipper. What does Florence see?
- 4. Multiple Choice
Within one month, the moon’s surface changes as seen from Earth. The entire surface of the moon may be lit, or only a small part may be lit. What causes these changes?
the moon’s size
the moon’s shape
the moon’s revolution
the moon’s distance from Earth
- 5. Multiple Choice
The moon looks differently over the course of about a month. These differences are called phases. One phase is called a full moon. Look closely at the table below. What can you conclude about a full moon?
A full moon only occurs during the summer months.
A full moon always occurs after the first quarter moon.
A full moon always occurs on the 5th day of the month.
A full moon always occurs before the first quarter moon.
- 6. Multiple Choice
The moon orbits the Earth. How long does the moon take to revolve once?
about 24 hours
about 28 days
about 6 months
about 365 days
- 7. Multiple Choice
The picture below shows the phases of the moon over the time period of one month. What will the next phase be?
- 8. Multiple Choice
Earth is constantly moving in space. What will happen between noon today and noon tomorrow?
Earth will complete 1 rotation
Earth will complete 7 rotations.
Earth will complete about 24 rotations.
Earth will complete about 365 rotations.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Mia is looking through an Earth and Space magazine and finds an interesting picture of the Earth, moon, and sun. She is curious about how long it will take the Earth to travel between the two points shown in the illustration. How long will it take for the Earth to travel from Point A to Point B?
one week
one month
six months
twelve months
- 10. Multiple Choice
A person living on Earth sees daytime and nighttime in one day. Which of these is responsible for changes from daytime to nighttime on Earth?
Earth’s tilt
moon orbiting Earth
Earth orbiting the sun
Earth rotating about its axis
- 11. Multiple Choice
Earth’s movement around the sun happens at a very constant rate. What would happen if Earth took longer to travel around the sun than it does now?
The Earth would be hotter.
The seasons would be shorter.
A day would be shorter than 24 hours.
A year would be longer than 365 days.
- 12. Multiple Choice
The data table shows how long it takes each planet to make one complete rotation and revolution. The numbers are in Earth days. Which of the following statements are correct based on the data in the table?
Earth takes less time to orbit the sun than Mars.
Venus takes more time to orbit the sun than Mars.
Venus takes less time to orbit the sun than Mercury.
Mercury takes more time to orbit the sun than Earth
- 13. Multiple Choice
During the day, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. During the night, the moon and stars appear to move across the sky. What makes the sun, moon, and stars appear to move across the sky?
Earth’s rotation
the sun’s rotation
Earth’s revolution
the moon’s rotation
- 14. Multiple Choice
Luis wants to build a model of how Earth and the moon revolve and rotate. Which table below shows the best models Luis can use for Earth, the moon, and the sun?
- 15. Multiple Choice
Sheree makes a paper model of the Earth, moon, and sun that can move. Her model is shown below. How does Sheree’s model move?
The Earth revolves around the moon and the sun revolves and rotates around the Earth.
The Earth rotates around the moon and the sun revolves around the Earth.
The Earth rotates around the sun and the moon revolves around the sun.
The Earth rotates on its axis and the moon revolves around the Earth.
- 16. Multiple Choice
The movements of Earth and the moon are connected. Look at the illustration. Which letter represents the movement that takes the longest amount of time?
Letter A
Letter B
Letter C
Letter D
- 17. Multiple Choice
Hannah is celebrating her 10th birthday. Which of the following has occurred since Hannah has been born?
Earth rotated on its axis 10 times
Earth rotated on its axis 12 times.
Earth revolved around the sun 10 times
Earth revolved around the sun 365 times.
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