Year 5: Space Vocabulary

Which word means the following: The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space.

• axis

• orbit

• tilt

• rotate

Which word matches this definition: The spinning of an object around its own centre or axis.

• day

• revolution

• rotation

• tilt

Which word matches this definition: An imaginary line that an object spins around.

• axis

• revolution

• orbit

• tilt

Which word matches this definition: The movement of one object around another object, like the Earth's trip around the Sun.

• planet

• revolution

• day

• tilt

Which word matches this definition: The angle at which an object leans or slants from its centre.

• planet

• month

• year

• tilt

Which word matches this definition: A large object that moves around a star, like the Earth around the Sun.

• planet

• month

• year

• orbit

Which word matches this definition: The time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun (about 365 days).

• solar system

• month

• year

• orbit

Which word matches this definition: A period of time roughly based on the Moon’s cycle around the Earth, usually about 30 days.

• solar system

• month

• orbit

• orbit

Which word matches this definition: The Sun and all the planets, moons, and other objects that move around it.

• solar system

• lunar cycle

• revolution

• orbit

Which word matches this definition: The phases the Moon goes through as it orbits the Earth, lasting about 29.5 days.

• tilt

• lunar cycle

• revolution

• orbit