Movement of Earth, Moon, Sun Vocabulary Quiz

an imaginary line that an object spins or rotates around around

• equator

• axis

• rotation

• seasons

The spinning of Earth on its axis,

• rotation

• revolution

• gravity

• star

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The movement of an object around another object

• revolution

• equator

• moon

• Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A force that pulls objects toward each other

• revolution

• star

• gravity

• seasons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole

• axis

• seasons

• gravity

• equator

Earth's natural satellite

• sun

• star

• moon

• solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

a ball of hot gas that radiates heat and light

• star

• solar system

• seasons

• rotation

The star at the center of our solar system

• sun

• seasons

• gravity

• equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun

• seasons

• gravity

• rotation

• solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Caused by the tilt of Earth on its axis as it revolves around the Sun

• seasons

• axis

• revolution

• gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1