Earth & Space Vocabulary

Earth and Moon spin on their axis. This spinning of a space body on its axis is called _______________.

• revolution
• pattern
• phase
• rotation

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All space, galaxies, and matter in it make up the vast _________________.

• galaxy
• axis
• night
• universe

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The revolution and rotation of Earth and the Moon cause observable __________________.

• gravity
• patterns
• orbit
• axis

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The shape of the lit half of the Moon, called a ____________, appears to change each day as viewed from Earth.

• galaxy
• phase
• universe
• orbit

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A _____________is a spherical body that orbits the Sun in a clear path.

• planet
• season
• phase
• solar system

A _____________ is an orbital path that one object in space takes around another object. It takes Earth 365 days to do this.

• revolution
• night
• phase
• rotation

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The side of the Earth that is turned away from the Sun is in darkness and experiences______________.

• phase
• day
• night
• orbit

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A__________________ forms a dark area produced by an object blocking sunlight from reaching Earth’s surface.

• phase
• season
• shadow
• orbit

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The side of the Earth that is turned toward the Sun is lit by sunlight and experiences______________.

• phase
• day
• night
• orbit

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15. A ____________ is a group of parts that work together.

• moon
• axis
• system
• phase

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