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Sun, Earth, Moon, & Earth's Rotation Vocabulary

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space.

a)

orbit

b)

space

c)

rocket

d)

gravity

2.

Bowl-shaped indents or cavities on the surface of a planet that are caused by a collision with another object.

a)

orbit

b)

craters

c)

valley

d)

canyon

3.

A natural satellite that orbits a planet.

a)

sun

b)

Earth

c)

moon

d)

crater

4.

The star at the center of our Solar System and supplies heat and light to Earth, its gravity keeps the system in orbit.

a)

moon

b)

craters

c)

gravity

d)

sun

5.

A planet in our solar system that has life on it.

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Moon

6.

A force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth.

a)

orbit

b)

gravity

c)

rotation

d)

axis

7.

The time it takes the Earth to make one complete spin on its axis. (24 Hours)

a)

axis

b)

gravity

c)

rotation

d)

sundial

8.

A line, real or imaginary, around which something spins.

a)

sundial

b)

gravity

c)

rotation

d)

axis

9.

An instrument that shows direction and uses a small magnet to show North.

a)

compass

b)

clock

c)

thermometer

d)

sundial

10.

A dark area caused when an object blocks light falling on a surface.

a)

moon

b)

shadow

c)

Sun

d)

Earth

11.

An instrument that measures the time of day using the position of the sun.

a)

compass

b)

clock

c)

shadow

d)

sundial

12.

Earth faces the Sun and is lighted.

a)

gravity

b)

day

c)

night

d)

rotation

13.

Earth faces away from the sun and is dark.

a)

rotation

b)

day

c)

gravity

d)

night

14.
a)

lake

b)

crater

c)

valley

d)

canyon

15.

a)

watch

b)

clock

c)

compass

d)

sundial

16.

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Mars

17.

a)

sundial

b)

compass

c)

clock

d)

thermometer

18.

a)

sun

b)

planet

c)

moon

d)

earth