Earth's Movement in Space Quiz

What is the imaginary line that passes through a planet's center and its north and south poles, about which the planet rotates?

• Gravity

• Axis

• Orbit

• Revolution

What is the spinning motion of a planet on its axis called?

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Rotation

• Inertia

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the scientific law that states that every object in the universe attracts every other object?

• Hypothesize

• Orbit

• Law of Universal Gravitation

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion called?

• Rotation

• Axis

• Inertia

• Revolution

What is the movement of an object around another object in space called?

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Gravity

• Orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass?

• Orbit

• Gravity

• Revolution

• Rotation

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the term for one complete spin of an object around its axis?

• Revolution

• Gravity

• Rotation

• Orbit

What is the term for the movement of one object around another in its own path?

• Revolution

• Gravity

• Rotation

• Orbit

What is the force that keeps the planets in motion around the sun?

• Orbit

• Gravity

• Revolution

• Rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the term for the tilt of an object's axis relative to its orbit?

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Axis Tilt