Earth, Sun, and Stars Vocabulary Quiz

1. An _______ is the path an object follows as it moves around another one.

• sundial
• rotation
• orbit
• path

2. _______ is the action of the Earth turning or spinning around its center.

• stellar parallax
• solar system
• orbit
• rotation

3. Our _________ is made up of the sun, 8 planets, and their moons.

• heliocentric
• constellation
• milkyway
• solar system

4. Grace and her friends were lying on the grass, looking up at the night sky. They noticed a group of stars that formed a recognizable shape. This group of stars is called a ______.

• puzzle

• constellation

• solar system

• stellar parallax

5. Emma and Kai visited a science museum where they saw a _________, a tool that provides evidence that the earth is rotating. It is made of a heavy weight hanging from a long wire which swings back and forth.

• sundial

• Foucault pendulum

• Foucault string

• constellation

6. During a sunny day at the park, Priya noticed a _____ on the ground when she stood in the sunlight.

• eclipse

• shadow

• shade

• sundial

• Option 5

7. The ______ of the solar system puts the Sun at the center and says that the planets orbit around the sun.

• Heliocentric model
• Geocentric model
• Biocentric model
• Atmospheric model

Olivia noticed that some stars seem to change their position in the sky at different times of the year. This apparent shift of position is _______.

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's orbit

• Heliocentric model

• stellar parallax

9. In a classroom discussion, Rohan explained an ancient model of the solar system which puts Earth at the center of the solar system. This model is the ______.

• Heliocentric model

• Geocentric model

• Biocentric model

• Atmospheric model

10. Priya is planning a virtual meeting with her friends from different parts of the world. She needs to set a specific time that all her friends can adjust their clocks to. This specific time is known as a _______.

• exact location

• time zone

• alarm

• time area