Sun, Earth, and Moon Vocab quiz

The time it takes the Earth to make a complete spin around its axis (24 hours or 1 day) is ....

• revolution

• orbit

• rotation

• axit

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A line, real or imaginary, around which something spins is

• rotation

• compass

• orbit

• axis

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A dark area caused when an object blocks light falling on a surface is....

• compass

• sundial

• shadow

• rotation

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An instrument that measures the time of day using the position of the sun is a

• sundial

• axis

• compass

• revolution

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Earth facing the sun and being lit

vs

Earth facing away from the sun and being dark describes

• rotation/revolution

• on/ off

• day/night

• axis/orbit

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The time it takes an object in space to orbit another object (for Earth it is 365 days) is the

• revolution

• rotation

• axis

• compass

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The path one object takes as it revolves around another in space is

• axis

• orbit

• gravity

• pathway

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Bowl-shaped indents or cavities on the surface of a planet that are caused by a collision with another object are

• holes

• dents

• mistakes

• craters

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A natural satellite that orbits a planet

• sun

• moon

• Earth

• star

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The star at the center of our solar system and supplies heat and light to Earth; its gravity keeps the system in orbit

• sun

• moon

• star

• North Star

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