Unit 2 Vocabulary—the Earth, Moon and Sun

Fill in the blank: The motion of a celestial body around another body is called ________.

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Spin

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Fill in the blank: The path that is followed around another body in space is called ________.

• Orbit

• Trajectory

• Pathway

• Route

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Fill in the blank: To spin on an axis is called ________.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Translation

• Oscillation

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Fill in the blank: The imaginary line that runs through the North and South poles of a planet around which it spins is called ________.

• Axis

• Equator

• Meridian

• Orbit

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When a planet’s axis leans away from perpendicular, it is called ________.

• Tilt

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Revolution

Half of the Earth, divided at the equator or a meridian, is called a ________.

• Hemisphere

• Continent

• Quadrant

• Sector

Sunlight that hits Earth almost perpendicular to the surface is called ________.

• Direct Sunlight

• Indirect Sunlight

• Diffuse Sunlight

• Scattered Sunlight

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Sunlight that hits Earth at an angle is called ________.

• Indirect Sunlight

• Direct Sunlight

• Reflected Sunlight

• Scattered Sunlight

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Fill in the blank: Average weather conditions over a long period of time is called ________.

• Climate

• Weather

• Temperature

• Humidity

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Fill in the blank: The point at which the Sun is as far north or as far south of the equator as possible is called ________.

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Zenith

• Nadir

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