Astronomy: Earth, Moon, Sun Vocabulary

What is the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space called?

• Geology

• Astronomy

• Biology

• Meteorology

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What is the imaginary line passing through Earth’s center and poles called?

• Equator

• Meridian

• Axis

• Orbit

What is the spinning motion of a planet about its axis called?

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Precession

What is the movement of an object around another object called?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Axis

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What is the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space called?

• Axis

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Latitude

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What is the measurement of distance from the equator, expressed in degrees north or south?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Axis

• Orbit

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What are the two days of the year when the noon sun is directly overhead at 23.5° N or S called?

• Equinoxes

• Solstices

• Eclipses

• Phases

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What are the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun called?

• Solstices

• Eclipses

• Equinoxes

• Phases

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What day marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Winter solstice

• Autumnal equinox

• Vernal equinox

• Summer solstice

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What day marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Winter solstice

• Autumnal equinox

• Vernal equinox

• Summer solstice

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