The Sun-Earth-Moon System Vocab

The orbit of an object around another object is...

• rotation

• revolution

• solstice

• equinox

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______ is the spin of an object around its axis.

• revolution

• rotation

• eclipse

• gravity

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A(n) ________ occurs when Earth's rotation axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the Sun.

• equinox

• solstice

• first quarter

• full moon

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When the Earth's rotation axis is tilted directly toward or away from the Sun a _______ occurs.

• equinox

• solstice

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

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As the lit portion of the Moon becomes larger, the Moon is _______.

• waxing

• waning

• full

• new

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As the lit portion of the Moon becomes smaller, the Moon is _______.

• waning

• waxing

• first quarter

• new moon

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_______ are the periodic rise and fall of the oceans' surfaces caused by the gravitational force between Earth and the Moon and the Sun.

• tides

• eclipses

• moon phases

• seasons

A(n) _______ is the movement of one solar system object into the shadow of another object.

• tide

• eclipse

• season

• solstice

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