March 13th Vocabulary Quiz

Definition: The time of day when the sun disappears.

• Noon

• Midday

• Midnight

• Sunset

Definition: The line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet.

• Sunrise

• Meridian

• Horizon

• Sunset

Definition: Distance north or south of the equator.

• Horizon

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Meridian

Definition: The spinning motion of an object on its axis.

• Revolution

• Gravity

• Extension

• Rotation

The time of day when the sun appears.

• Sunrise

• Midnight

• Noon

• Sunset

Definition: The movement of an object around another object.

• Axis

• Nutation

• Revolution

• Precession

This takes 24 hours and creates our days.

• Rotation

• Revolution

This takes 365 days or one year to complete.

• Rotation

• Revolution

The sunrise comes up in the?

• East

• West

• North

• South

The sunset appears in what direction?

• East

• West

• North

• South