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Planetary Motion Questions - All Grades

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Grade 6 Planetary Motion
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
Grade 8 Planetary Motion
What causes the apparent movement of the Sun across the sky during the day on Earth?
  1. revolution of Earth in its orbit
  2. rotation of Earth on its axis
  3. location of Earth in space
  4. objects are moving around Earth
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
A planet's day and darkness is caused by what?
  1. aphelion
  2. precession
  3. revolution
  4. rotation
Grade 7 Planetary Motion
When the north end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the Sun, what will North America experience?
  1. more indirect rays and shorter days
  2. more indirect rays and longer days
  3. more direct rays and shorter days
  4. more direct rays and longer days
Grade 7 Planetary Motion
Grade 6 Planetary Motion

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Grade 7 Planetary Motion
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
What is an orbit?
  1. gravity pulling asteroids toward Earth
  2. a type of celestial object
  3. the curved path one object travels around another
  4. how fast a planet circles around the Sun
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
Because Earth rotates on its axis,
  1. the seasons change.
  2. we have day and night.
  3. we see phases of the Moon.
Grade 6 Planetary Motion

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Grade 9 Planetary Motion
The change between day and night is caused by                             .
  1. Earth's rotation on its axis
  2. Earth's orbit of the Sun
  3. the Moon's orbit of Earth
  4. the Sun going down
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
Arden observes a star in the night sky. She looks at the star every hour for five hours and notices that it has moved. Which reason best explains Arden's observation?
  1. Earth is rotating on its axis.
  2. The star is rotating on its axis.
  3. Earth is revolving around the Sun.
  4. The star is revolving around Earth.
Grade 8 Planetary Motion
Earth's axis is tilted with respect to Earth's orbit at an angle of
  1. 90 degrees.
  2. 45 degrees.
  3. 23.4 degrees.
  4. 5.5 degrees.
Grade 9 Planetary Motion
The Moon moves in a line directly between Earth and the Sun, casting a shadow on Earth.
  1. Solar Eclipse
  2. Lunar Eclipse
  3. Winter Solstice
  4. Earth Eclipse
Grade 9 Planetary Motion
How long does it take Earth to complete one revolution?
  1. 29.5 days
  2. 365.25 days
  3. 24 hours
  4. 72 hours
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