
Earth Moon Sun Vocabulary
Authored by Lisa Thompson
Science
6th Grade
NGSS covered

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are the different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth called?
Eclipses
Phases
Solstices
Equinoxes
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space called?
Geology
Astronomy
Biology
Meteorology
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the spinning motion of a planet about its axis called?
Revolution
Rotation
Orbit
Precession
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the movement of an object around another object called?
Rotation
Revolution
Orbit
Axis
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
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