Solar System

A giant ball of hot glowing gases that release energy

• Star
• Light-Year
• Sun

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

What does REVOLVE mean?

• To SPIN
• To ORBIT or GO AROUND

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

How many moon phases are there?

• 8

• 6

• 4

• 2

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is a constellation?

• The pattern of portions of the moon that are lit by the Sun over time.

• A natural object that revolves around a planet.

• A group of stars that make a pattern.

• An imaginary line through the center of a sphere.

There are thousands of ___________ on the moon.

• craters

• meteors

The regular path the Earth travels around the sun.

• orbit

• revolution

• rotation

• axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The Earth's spinning in space is called

• orbit

• rotation

• revolve

• axix

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A real or imaginary line through the center of a spinning object is called its

• orbit

• revolution

• axis

• rotation

A large body of rock or gas that revolves around a star

• solar system

• sun

• planet

• orbit

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