Earth and Space Vocab

What is the spinning of Earth on its axis called?

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Axis Shift

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How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete rotation?

• 1 year

• 24 hours

• 30 days

• 12 hours

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

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Spinning

• Circulation

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How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete revolution around the sun?

• 1 day

• 1 month

• 1 year

• 1 week

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What are the changing appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth called?

• Moon cycles

• Moon phases

• Moon rotations

• Moon revolutions

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What is the term for the sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun?

• Galaxy

• Solar system

• Universe

• Milky Way

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What is an area from which light is blocked called?

• Shadow

• Eclipse

• Dark zone

• Blackout

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What is a large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid called?

• Volcano

• Crater

• Valley

• Canyon

What is a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon called?

• Atmosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Biosphere

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What is the star at the center of our solar system?

• Moon

• Earth

• Sun

• Mars

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