Vocabulary Lesson: Movement in Space

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It takes one year for Earth to complete its--

• axis.
• rotation.
• orbit.

Earth's tilt on its axis as it revolves around the Sun causes--

• seasons.
• day and night.
• moon phases.

Earth's orbit goes around--

• Mars.
• the moon.
• the Sun.

Select all statements that are true.

• Earth rotates on its axis.
• The South Pole cannot be found along Earth's axis.
• Earth's axis is tilted.
• Earth's axis goes around the edges of Earth's surface.

Which statement is true?

• The moon revolves around Earth and Earth revolves around the Sun.
• Earth revolves around the moon and the Sun.
• The moon revolves around the Sun and Earth revolves around the moon.

True or false? A planet is a natural satellite.

• True
• False

Earth orbits--

• artificial satellites.
• the moon.
• the Sun.

The moon's orbit is--

• its rotation.
• an artificial satellite.
• its path of revolution around another body in space.

True or false? The Sun and our moon revolve around Earth.

• True.
• False