Earth's Rotation and Revolution

What is the imaginary line on Earth that it spins around?

• Orbit

• Axis

• Revolution

• Orbital plane

A natural object in the sky

• Celestial object

• Axis

• Circumpolar star

• Orbit

A star that always appears to be above the horizon

• Celestial object

• Axis

• Circumpolar star

• Orbital plane

The path an object takes around another object in space is called:

• Axis

• Orbit

• Revolution

• Orbital plane

Which term describes the plane in which a planet, moon, or other celestial body orbits another celestial body?

• Axis

• Orbit

• Revolution

• Orbital plane

What is the term for the Earth's yearly journey around the Sun?

• Axis

• Orbit

• Revolution

• Orbital plane

The turning of a celestial body around its axis is known as:

• Axis

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Revolution

The spinning of a celestial body on its own axis

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Axis

• Celestial object

What celestial object does the Earth orbit around?

• Moon

• Mars

• Sun

• Venus

Which of the following is NOT a celestial object?

• Moon

• Sun

• Mountain

• Mars