Sun-Earth-Moon System Vocabulary Review

What is the spin of an object around its axis called?

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Phase

Match the following terms with their definitions: Solstice, Equinox, Umbra, Penumbra.

• When Earth's rotation axis is tilted directly toward or away from the Sun.

• When Earth's rotation axis is tilted directly toward or away from the Sun.

• When Earth's rotation axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the Sun.

• The lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked.

• The lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked.

• The central, darker part of a shadow where light is totally blocked.

• The central, darker part of a shadow where light is totally blocked.

• When Earth's rotation axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the Sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The path an object follows as it moves around another object is called (a)   . A) Rotation B) Orbit C) Revolution D) Phase.

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Revolution

• Phase

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the line on which an object rotates called?

• A) Rotation axis

• B) Orbit

• C) Revolution

• D) Phase

During which phase is more of the Moon's near side lit each night?

• Waning phase

• Waxing phase

• Equinox

• Solstice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An occurrence during which the Moon's shadow appears on Earth's surface is called a (a)   .

• Solar eclipse

• Lunar eclipse

• Equinox

• Solstice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the orbit of one object around another object called?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Phase

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The lit part of the Moon or a planet that can be seen from Earth is known as (a)   . A) Phase B) Rotation C) Orbit D) Revolution.

• Phase

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When Earth's rotation axis is tilted directly toward or away from the Sun, it is called a (a)   .

• Equinox

• Solstice

• Phase

• Orbit

What is the central, darker part of a shadow where light is totally blocked called?

• Penumbra

• Umbra

• Phase

• Orbit