Earth's Place in the Universe

Fill in the blank: The spinning of an object around its axis is called ________.

• rotation

• revolution

• translation

• oscillation

Fill in the blank: The “imaginary line” on which an object rotates is called the ________.

• rotational axis

• equator

• orbit

• latitude

Fill in the blank: The path an object follows as it moves around another object is called an ________.

• orbit

• axis

• rotation

• shadow

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Fill in the blank: The movement of one object around another is called ________.

• revolution

• rotation

• reflection

• translation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Fill in the blank: A day when Earth’s rotation axis is tilted the most toward or away from the sun is called a ________.

• solstice

• equinox

• lunar eclipse

• new moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Fill in the blank: A day when Earth’s axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun is called an ________.

• equinox

• solstice

• eclipse

• aphelion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Fill in the blank: The portion of the moon or a planet reflecting light as seen from Earth is called a ________.

• phase

• crater

• axis

• core

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Fill in the blank: The phase of the moon during which more of the moon’s near side is lit each night is called ________.

• waxing phases

• waning phases

• new moon

• full moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Fill in the blank: The phase of the moon during which less of the moon’s near side is lit each night is called ________.

• waning phase

• waxing phase

• full moon

• new moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Fill in the blank: The center, darker part of a shadow where light is totally blocked is called the ________.

• umbra

• penumbra

• corona

• aura

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1