End of Module 4

What is the term used by ancient cultures to describe objects in the sky?

• navigation

• orbit

• celestial

• axis

What occurs when an object in space moves around another object?

• rotation

• orbit

• gravity

• sunrise

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is everything beyond Earth's atmosphere called?

• outer space

• constellation

• horizon

• gravity

What is the force that pulls everything toward Earth's center?

• rotation

• axis

• gravity

• navigation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the apparent boundary line between the Earth and the sky known as?

• orbit

• horizon

• axis

• celestial

When does sunrise occur?

• When the sun disappears over the western horizon

• When the sun moves in a spinning motion

• When the sun appears over the eastern horizon

• When the sun is at the highest point in the sky

What is the spinning motion around a point or axis called?

• orbit

• rotation

• gravity

• navigation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is an imaginary line that an object rotates around called?

• horizon

• orbit

• axis

• celestial

What term describes the movement opposite of a clock's hands when viewing the clock's face?

• rotaiton

• orbit

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

What is a group of stars seen as forming a figure, design, or pattern in the sky called?

• constellation

• axis

• orbit

• horizon