Earth Moon Sun Vocabulary

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

• Axis

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Latitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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What are the different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth called?

• Eclipses

• Phases

• Solstices

• Equinoxes

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What is the blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is between the sun and Earth called?

• Lunar eclipse

• Solar eclipse

• Equinox

• Solstice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and moon called?

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

• Penumbra

• Vernal Equinox

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• Geology

• Astronomy

• Biology

• Meteorology

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the partial or total blocking of one object by another called?

• Eclipse

• Phase

• Solstice

• Equinox

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1