Seasons, Sun, Earth, and Moon Review

The pathway that the earth takes around the sun is 

• rotation 
• revolution
• orbit
• tilt

A group of objects in space that move around a central star (the sun) is known as 

• orbit
• revolution
• rotation
• solar system

The orbiting of the earth around the sun causing seasons to change takes one year and is called a 

• revolution
• rotation
• spin
• trip

What provides light and heat to our planet and is the center of our solar system?

• mars
• sun
• moon
• milky way

The spinning of Earth or other objects as it turns on its axis

• rotation
• revolution
• spinning
• tilting

When the lit part of the moon decreases, this is known as _______. 

• gibbous
• crescent
• waxing 
• waning

When the lit part of the moon increases, it is called

• gibbous 
• crescent
• waxing
• waning

An imaginary line which runs through both poles that the earth spins on:

• axis
• tilt
• north pole
• south pole

How long does it takes to complete a revolution?

• 1 day
• 1 hour
• 24 hours
• 1 year

The ________ of earth on its axis causes the four seasons. 

• heat
• tilt
• warmth
• rotating