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Ch. 11 Earth, Moon, and Sun Vocabulary Lessons 1-3

Authored by Erin Smith

Science

5th - 8th Grade

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Ch. 11 Earth, Moon, and Sun Vocabulary Lessons 1-3
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

an artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication.

meteor

satellite

moon

weight

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.

star

orbit

planet

constellation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light.

revolution

force

planet

meteor

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.

weight

constellation

comet

orbit

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.

star

soltice

satellite

mass

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure. Modern astronomers divide the sky into eighty-eight constellations with defined boundaries.

constellation

planet

rotation

equinox

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the imaginary line that passes through Earth’s center and the North and South poles

solstice

Newton's First Law of Motion

rotation

axis

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