Grade 4 Science – Big Idea 5 Vocabulary Practice

What is the imaginary line that Earth spins around?

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Axis

• Horizon

What word describes Earth spinning once every 24 hours?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Illumination

• Constellation

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The path Earth takes around the Sun is called its (a)   .

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Axis

• Horizon

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Which word means the movement of Earth around the Sun that takes one year?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Phase

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Which term refers to the changing shapes of the Moon we see?

• Moon phases

• Seasons

• Constellations

• Horizon

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Which is the closest star to Earth?

• Polaris

• Sun

• Moon

• Sirius

The line where Earth’s surface and the sky meet is called the (a)   .

• Axis

• Orbit

• Horizon

• Revolution

Which of these causes day and night?

• Earth’s revolution

• Earth’s rotation

• The Sun moving

• The Moon orbiting

A group of stars forming a pattern is called a (a)   .

• Planet

• Constellation

• Galaxy

• Orbit

Which term means the way something seems to move in the sky?

• Apparent movement

• Illumination

• Revolution

• Rotation

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