6th: Vocabulary Quiz 2

The imaginary line through Earth that extends

from the North Pole to the South Pole and is the

center of Earth’s rotation

• Axel

• Axis

• Rotation

• Revolution

A phenomenon or process that involves multiple

steps and repeats itself

• lunar patters

• moon patterns

• cyclic patterns

• solar patterns

An obscuring of the

light from a celestial body by the passage of an object between the celestial body and the observer or between the celestial body and its source of

illumination

• Full Moon

• Eclipses

• Solar System

• Orbit

When the full moon passes into Earth’s shadow,

causing the Moon to appear reddish in color when

the Sun, Earth, and the Moon directly line up;

lasts 1–31⁄2 hours

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• full moon

• orbit

The shape of the illuminated portion of the Moon

as seen by an observer, usually on Earth

• solar eclipse

• lunar phase

• moon phase

• factors

A celestial body that revolves around a planet

• sun

• moon

• earth

• milky way

A curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves

around an object

• milky way

• orbit

• constellation

• planets

The four natural divisions of the year based on

changes in temperature due to varying amounts of

sunlight received (both intensity and number of

daylight hours vary); caused by the tilt of Earth during

its revolution

• axis

• seasons

• tilt

• earth

When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun,

covering all or part of the Sun; occurs when the Sun,

the Moon, and Earth directly line up; lasts for less

than 12 minutes

• sun

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

• stars

A star and the group of planets and other celestial bodies that are held by its gravitational attraction and revolve around it

• milky way

• solar system

• earth

• orbit