Space Vocab quiz

What is a satellite?

• A device used to communicate signals

• A body that orbits a planet

• A type of star

• A comet

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Which term describes the movement of Earth around its axis?

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Axis

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What does the term 'meteor' refer to?

• A cold mixture of dust and ice

• A body that orbits the Sun

• A streak of light from a burning object in Earth's atmosphere

• A giant ball of hot gas

What is the definition of gravity?

• A push or a pull

• The force of gravity on an object

• The tendency of an object to resist change in motion

• Attracts all objects toward each other

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What does 'solstice' signify?

• When the sun is directly overhead at the equator

• The movement of one object around another

• When the sun appears farthest north or south of the equator once each year

• The imaginary line passing through Earth's center

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What occurs when the moon passes directly between Earth and the sun, blocking sunlight from Earth?

• Lunar eclipse

• Solar eclipse

• Neap tide

• Spring tide

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Which term describes the very darkest part of the moon's shadow during an eclipse?

• Penumbra

• Maria

• Umbra

• Crater

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What is the term for the large, flat areas on the moon's surface?

• Craters

• Maria

• Meteoroids

• Umbra

During which tide is the gravitational pull of the sun, the moon, and the Earth nearly in line, causing the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides?

• Neap tide

• Spring tide

• Lunar eclipse

• Solar eclipse

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What natural phenomenon occurs approximately every 12.5 hours due to the gravitational pull of the moon and sun?

• Lunar eclipse

• Solar eclipse

• Tides

• Craters

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