Quarter 3 Practice Test

Front

What is the term used to describe a spin on a planet’s axis?

Back

Rotation

Front

What is the imaginary line from the north pole to the south pole that the Earth spins on?

Back

Axis

Front

What describes the illusion that something in the sky is moving when it’s really the Earth?

Back

Apparent Motion

Front

What do we call the movement of an object around another due to gravity?

Back

Revolution

Front

What is the path an object takes around another object called?

Back

Orbit

Front

What is half of a planet referred to as?

Back

Hemisphere

Front

When there is equal daylight and night, it is called what?

Back

Equinox

Front

What is it called when there is either maximum daylight or maximum night?

Back

Solstice

Front

The changing of how the moon looks from Earth in a regular cycle is known as what?

Back

Phases (or Lunar Phases)

Front

What is the blocking of light when one object comes in front of another called?

Back

Eclipse