Quiz about Earth and Space Vocabulary Practice

Question 1

A small rocky body orbiting the sun.

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Asteroid

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Comet

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Meteor

Question 2

The imaginary line around which a spinning object rotates.

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Axis

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Gravity

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Satellite

Question 3

Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun.

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Comet

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Asteroids

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Meteor

Question 4

A cluster of billions of stars held together by gravity.

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Galaxy

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Planet

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Solar System

Question 5

The universal force of attraction acting between all matter.

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Gravity

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Lunar

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Galaxy

Question 6

Relating to the moon.

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Lunar

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Star

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Planet

Question 7

A natural satellite orbiting around a planet.

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Moon

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Star

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Planet

Question 8

The curved path an object in space takes as it moves around another large object.

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Orbit

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Solar System

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Tides

Question 9

A celestial body moving in an orbit around a star.

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Planet

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Asteroid

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Lunar

Question 10

Any object that orbits around something. May be artificial or natural.

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Satellite

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Season

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Gravity

Question 11

Divisions of the year where different amounts of solar energy are received due to the tilt and orbit of a planet.

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Season

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Day/Night

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Axis

Question 12

A star together with any planets, their moons, and all other bodies which orbit it.

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Solar System

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Galaxy

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Star Wars

Question 13

A large glowing ball of gas in space.

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Star

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Meteor

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Asteroid

Question 14

The cycle of rising and falling of oceans caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun.

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Tides

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Rotation

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Revolution

Question 15

To move or spin in a circle. It takes Earth 1 day to do this.

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Rotation

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Revolution

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Comet

Question 16

The movement of an object around another object. It takes Earth approximately 365 days to do this around the Sun.

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Revolution

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Rotation

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Gravity

Question 17

Space rocks or particles that have entered Earth's atmosphere.

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Meteor

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Asteroid

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Comet

Earth and Space Vocabulary Practice

17 questions

A small rocky body orbiting the sun.

The imaginary line around which a spinning object rotates.

Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun.

A cluster of billions of stars held together by gravity.

The universal force of attraction acting between all matter.

Relating to the moon.

A natural satellite orbiting around a planet.

The curved path an object in space takes as it moves around another large object.

A celestial body moving in an orbit around a star.

Any object that orbits around something. May be artificial or natural.

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