Earth/Moon/Sun Review

The path an object follows as it moves around another object is a(n) ________________________.

• rotation axis
• orbit
• revolution
• rotation

The line on which an object rotates is the ____________________________.

• orbit
• revolution
• solstice
• rotation axis

A _________________ is a day when Earth's rotation is the most towards or away from the Sun

• equinox
• revolution
• solstice
• orbit

How many times larger is the Sun's diameter than Earth's diameter

• about 10 times larger
• about 100 times larger
• about 1,000 times larger
• about 10,000 times larger

The large, dark, flat areas on the Moon are called __________________.

• highlands
• rays
• craters
• maria

The oldest and most highly cratered regions on the Moon are the ____________________.

• rays
• highlands
• marias
• craters

A day when Earth's rotation axis is leaning along the Earth's orbit, neither toward or away from the Sun is called a(n) _______________________________.

• solstice
• eclipse
• equinox
• revolution

The motion of one object around another object is called a(n) ______________________________.

• revolution
• rotation axis
• orbit
• maria

The portion of the Moon or a planet reflecting light as seen from Earth is called a(n) ______________________.

• phase
• rotation
• waxing
• solstice

During the _______________ phases, more of the Moon's near side is lit each night

• orbit
• waxing
• equinox
• waning