Unit 5 WK 1-2 Voc/Comp

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word approximately?

• almost

• exactly

• tightly

• often

Which of these items would best help a person do a calculation?

• book

• computer

• paper

• scissors

Diameter is the distance

• top to bottom.

• from side to side.

• around something.

• between two things.

Something that is astronomical has to do with

• cooking.

• measurement.

• space.

• weight.

What does the word orbit mean?

• to move away from another object

• to move around another object

• to bounce off another object

• to collide with another object

What does the word spheres mean?

• round three-dimensional objects

• square three-dimensional objects

• triangular three-dimensional objects

• rectangular three-dimensional objects

Read the dictionary entry below. Noun 1. Rules used to measure 2. Set standards Which of the following words is defined above?

• calculation

• criteria

• diameter

• spheres

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word evaluate?

• anticipate

• judge

• organize

• structure

What is the main difference between the planets in our solar system?

• The planets closest to the sun have a rocky surface and the planets farthest from the sun are made up mostly of gas.

• The planets farthest from the sun have a rocky surface and the planets closest to the sun are made up mostly of gas.

• The planets closest to the sun travel outside their own orbits, but the planets farthest from the Sun have their own orbits.

• The planets farthest from the sun travel outside their own orbits, but the planets closest to the Sun have their own orbits.

Most scientists think the world began as a

• star.

• comet.

• planet.

• nebula.